Shloka 21
Adhyāya 6: Pañca-mahābhūta–guṇa-nirdeśa and Sudarśana-dvīpa
Five Elements, Sensory Qualities, and a Cosmographic Island
सप्तर्षयो महात्मान: कश्यपश्च प्रजापति: । तत्र गच्छन्ति भद्रंं ते सदा पर्वणि पर्वणि,राजन्! आपका कल्याण हो। वहाँ महात्मा सप्तर्षिगण तथा प्रजापति कश्यप प्रत्येक पर्वपर सदा पधारते हैं
saptarṣayo mahātmānaḥ kaśyapaś ca prajāpatiḥ | tatra gacchanti bhadraṁ te sadā parvaṇi parvaṇi rājan |
Disse Sañjaya: “Ó rei, que o bem-estar seja teu. Ali, em cada ocasião e estação sagrada, os magnânimos Sete Ṛṣis e Prajāpati Kaśyapa vêm regularmente.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the sanctity of certain times and places: truly holy occasions attract great sages and progenitors, implying that dharmic observance and reverence for sacred tradition align one with cosmic order and auspiciousness.
Sañjaya, addressing the king, describes a revered locale (mentioned in the surrounding passage) and notes that eminent beings—the Seven Sages and Prajāpati Kaśyapa—regularly visit it on every parvan (sacred occasion), underscoring its exceptional holiness.