Shloka 11

वृत्ति-सत्सङ्ग-दान-धर्म

Livelihood, Virtuous Association, and Ethics of Giving

Devanagari script

विश्वावसुश्न गन्धर्वस्तथा नारदपर्वतौ । अप्सरोगणसंघाश्व॒ समाजग्मुरनेकश:

Transliteration

Viśvāvasuś ca gandharvas tathā Nārada-Parvatau | apsarogaṇa-saṅghāś ca samājagmur anekaśaḥ || Sanatkumāra-ādayo maharṣayaḥ, Aṅgirā-ādayaś ca tathā anya-devarṣayaḥ; Viśvāvasu-gandharvaḥ, Nāradaḥ, Parvataś ca, apsarasāṃ ca anekāḥ samūhāḥ tasmin parvate Mahādevasya ārādhanāyai āgacchanti sma ||

Translation

Disse Bhīṣma: Viśvāvasu, o Gandharva, e os sábios Nārada e Parvata, juntamente com muitas companhias de Apsaras, reuniram-se ali em grande número. Sanatkumāra e outros grandes videntes, Aṅgirā e outros ṛṣis divinos também—esses seres celestes costumavam vir àquela montanha para o culto de Mahādeva (Śiva).

Word by Word

• विश्वावसुः: Viśvāvasu (a Gandharva)
• विश्वावसुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्वावसु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• गन्धर्वः: the Gandharva
• गन्धर्वः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्धर्व
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तथा: and also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• नारदः: Nārada
• नारदः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पर्वतः: Parvata (sage)
• पर्वतः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अप्सरोगणसंघाः: groups/assemblies of Apsarases
• अप्सरोगणसंघाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप्सरस् + गण + संघ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• समाजग्मुः: assembled/came together
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + आ + गम्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Third, Plural

• अनेकशः: in many ways / in great numbers
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनेकशस्

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Viśvāvasu
• Gandharvas
• Nārada
• Parvata (sage)
• Apsarases
• Sanatkumāra
• Aṅgiras
• Devarṣis
• Mahādeva (Śiva)
• the mountain (parvata)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even the highest celestial beings—Gandharvas, Apsarases, and divine sages—seek spiritual merit through humble worship of Mahādeva. The verse highlights devotion as a universal dharmic practice that purifies and elevates, irrespective of status.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma describes a sacred gathering on a mountain where renowned celestial figures (Viśvāvasu, Nārada, Parvata, groups of Apsarases, and great Ṛṣis like Sanatkumāra and Aṅgiras) repeatedly assemble to worship Śiva.