Shloka 24
Vaiśravaṇa-sabhā-varṇanam
Description of Kubera’s Assembly Hall
नानाप्रहरणैरुग्रैर्वातिरिव महाजवै: । वृतः सखायमन्वास्ते सदैव धनदं नूप
nānāpraharaṇair ugrair vātir iva mahājavaiḥ | vṛtaḥ sakhāyam anvāste sadaiva dhanadaṃ nṛpaśreṣṭha ||
Nārada said: “O best of kings, surrounded by fierce attendants bearing many kinds of dreadful weapons—swift as the wind—he ever sits close by his friend Dhanada (Kubera), the giver of wealth.”
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the awe-inspiring power that surrounds divine wealth and authority: Kubera’s presence is not merely opulent but protected and attended by formidable forces, suggesting that prosperity is inseparable from responsibility, order, and guarded power.
Nārada describes a scene in the celestial context of the Sabha narrative: a mighty figure, encircled by swift and fearsome weapon-bearing attendants, continually remains seated near Kubera (Dhanada), emphasizing Kubera’s stature and the formidable company around him.