Shloka 25

Vaiśravaṇa-sabhā-varṇanam

Description of Kubera’s Assembly Hall

Devanagari script

प्रहष्टा: शतशश्चान्ये बहुश: सपरिच्छदा: । गन्धर्वाणां च पतयो विश्वावसुर्हहाहुहू:

Transliteration

praharṣṭāḥ śataśaścānye bahuśaḥ saparicchadāḥ | gandharvāṇāṃ ca patayo viśvāvasur hahāhuhūḥ | ete cānye ca gandharvā dhaneśvaram upāsate |

Translation

قال نارادا: وهناك آخرون كثيرون أيضًا—بالمئات—مسرورون، متزيّنون بأبهى الحُلَل ومعهم حاشيتهم، ومنهم سادة الغندهرفا مثل فيشفافاسو، وهاها، وهوهو. هؤلاء وغيرهم من الغندهرفا يواصلون عبادة دَهنِشْوَرا (كُوبِيرا)، ربِّ الثروة، على الدوام.

Word by Word

• प्रहष्टाः: delighted, joyful
• प्रहष्टाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रहृष्ट
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• शतशः: by hundreds, in hundreds
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शतशस्

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अन्ये: others
• अन्ये: Karta
• Type: Pronoun/Adjective
• Root: अन्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• बहुशः: many times; in many ways; abundantly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: बहुशस्

• सपरिच्छदाः: with attendants/retinue; with equipment/attire
• सपरिच्छदाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स-परिच्छद
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• गन्धर्वाणाम्: of the Gandharvas
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्धर्व
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• पतयः: lords, chiefs
• पतयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

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

• हाहा: Hāhā (a Gandharva)
• हाहा: Karta
• Type: Proper Noun
• Root: हाहा
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• हुहूः: Hūhū (a Gandharva)
• हुहूः: Karta
• Type: Proper Noun
• Root: हुहू
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• एते: these
• एते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अन्ये: others
• अन्ये: Karta
• Type: Pronoun/Adjective
• Root: अन्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• गन्धर्वाः: Gandharvas
• गन्धर्वाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्धर्व
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• धनेश्वरम्: the lord of wealth (Kubera)
• धनेश्वरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन-ईश्वर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• उपासते: they worship/attend upon
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-आस्
• Form: Present, Indicative, Ātmanepada, Third, Plural

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Gandharvas
• Viśvāvasu
• Hahā
• Huhū
• Dhaneśvara (Kubera)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights ordered reverence within the cosmos: even exalted celestial beings honor Kubera as the divinely appointed lord of wealth, implying that prosperity is governed by rightful authority and is approached through respectful devotion rather than mere desire.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada is describing the splendid assembly and attendants connected with Kubera: numerous joyful, ornamented Gandharvas—among them famous chiefs like Viśvāvasu, Hahā, and Huhū—are portrayed as worshipping and attending upon Kubera.