Shloka 33
कस्यचित् त्वथ कालस्य कुबेरो नरवाहनः । लोकयात्रां प्रकुर्वाण: स्थूणस्यागान्निवेशनम्
kasyacit tv atha kālasya kuberaḥ naravāhanaḥ | lokayātrāṃ prakurvāṇaḥ sthūṇasyāgān niveśanam ||
After some time had passed, Kubera—the lord of wealth, riding in a man-borne conveyance—set out on his customary circuit of the worlds. In the course of that journey he came to the dwelling of Sthūṇa.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse implies that status and wealth do not exempt one from duty: Kubera himself follows an ordained routine (lokayātrā), suggesting that rightful order is maintained through responsible action rather than mere possession.
Bhīṣma narrates that, after some time, Kubera undertook his circuit of the worlds and arrived at the residence of a figure named Sthūṇa, setting up the next episode connected with this visit.