Shloka 6
The Bestowal of Boons upon Aṅga
नृत्यंति योषितस्तत्र देवानां पर्वत्तोत्तमे । पापहा पुण्यदो दिव्यः सुश्रेयसां प्रदायकः
nṛtyaṃti yoṣitastatra devānāṃ parvattottame | pāpahā puṇyado divyaḥ suśreyasāṃ pradāyakaḥ
وہاں دیوتاؤں کے اس نہایت اُتم پہاڑ پر اپسرائیں رقص کرتی ہیں۔ وہ مقام دیوی ہے—گناہ ہرانے والا، پُنّیہ دینے والا اور اعلیٰ ترین خیر و فلاح عطا کرنے والا۔
Unspecified narrator (contextual narration within Bhūmi-khaṇḍa; likely within the Pulastya–Bhīṣma dialogue frame)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shringara
Type: mountain
Sandhi Resolution Notes: योषितस्तत्र = योषितः तत्र; पर्वत्तोत्तमे (पाठभेद) = पर्वतोत्तमे (पर्वत+उत्तम, कर्मधारय); पापहा = पाप-हा (पापं हन्ति); पुण्यदो = पुण्यदः; सुश्रेयसां = सुश्रेयसाम्; प्रदायकः = प्र-दा धातोः ण्वुल्।
FAQs
It portrays a deva-associated “best of mountains” as a sacralized space where divine activity occurs and where contact/association is said to destroy sin and generate merit—typical of Purāṇic tīrtha-geography.
Indirectly: by presenting a divine locale as spiritually transformative (sin-destroying and welfare-giving), it supports devotional pilgrimage and reverent remembrance of sacred places as bhakti-adjacent practices.
Seek elevating environments and actions that reduce harmful karma (pāpa) and cultivate merit (puṇya); purity and “true welfare” are presented as attainable through association with the divine.