Shloka 22
Description of the Fruits of Pilgrimage
Puṣkara Tīrtha Māhātmya
आदित्या वसवो रुद्रा साध्याश्च समरुद्गणाः । गंधर्वाप्सरसश्चैव तत्र सन्निहिताः प्रभो
ādityā vasavo rudrā sādhyāśca samarudgaṇāḥ | gaṃdharvāpsarasaścaiva tatra sannihitāḥ prabho
Wahai Tuhan, di sana juga hadir para Āditya, Vasu, Rudra, Sādhya bersama rombongan Marut, serta para Gandharva dan Apsara.
Unspecified (context-dependent narrator addressing 'prabho')
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: tirtha
Sandhi Resolution Notes: आदित्या→आदित्याः; साध्याश्च→साध्याः+च; गंधर्वाप्सरसश्चैव→गन्धर्वाः+अप्सरसः+च+एव; सन्निहिताः kept as PPP agreeing with the enumerated subjects.
FAQs
They are well-known classes of Vedic and Purāṇic deities: Ādityas (solar-administrative gods), Vasus (elemental/supporting gods), Rudras (forms/attendants of Rudra), Sādhyas (a celestial class of deities), and Maruts (storm-gods in hosts).
Gandharvas (celestial musicians) and Apsarases (celestial nymphs) commonly appear in Purāṇic scenes of heaven or divine gatherings, indicating a complete celestial assembly with both divine rulers and heavenly attendants.
The verse emphasizes the grandeur and legitimacy of the scene by stating that many major celestial classes were assembled there, portraying the setting as distinctly heavenly and ritually significant.