Shloka 41
Adhyāya 6: Pañca-mahābhūta–guṇa-nirdeśa and Sudarśana-dvīpa
Five Elements, Sensory Qualities, and a Cosmographic Island
हेमकूटस्तु सुमहान् कैलासो नाम पर्वत: । यत्र वैश्रवणो राजन् गुहाकैः सह मोदते,राजन! विशाल पर्वत हेमकूट ही कैलास नामसे प्रसिद्ध है। जहाँ कुबेर गुह्कोंके साथ सानन्द निवास करते हैं
Hemakūṭas tu sumahān kailāso nāma parvataḥ | yatra vaiśravaṇo rājan guhākaiḥ saha modate ||
Sañjaya said: “O King, there is a very great mountain called Kailāsa—also known as Hemakūṭa—where Vaiśravaṇa (Kubera) dwells joyfully in the company of the Guhyakas.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights reverence for sacred places and divine order: certain realms are portrayed as seats of dharmic prosperity and guardianship, embodied by Kubera’s joyful residence with his attendants.
Sañjaya describes a great mountain—Kailāsa/Hemakūṭa—and notes that Kubera (Vaiśravaṇa) resides there happily with the Guhyakas, as part of a broader descriptive passage.