Shloka 5

कैलास-श्वेतगिरि-प्रवेशवर्णनम्

Approach to Śveta Mountain and Kailāsa; Lomāśa’s Warnings and Protective Instructions

Devanagari script

श्वेतं गिरिं प्रवेक्ष्यामो मन्दरं चैव पर्वतम्‌ । यत्र माणिवरो यक्ष: कुबेरश्वैव यक्षराट्‌

Transliteration

śvetaṃ giriṃ pravekṣyāmo mandaraṃ caiva parvatam | yatra māṇivaro yakṣaḥ kuberaś caiva yakṣarāṭ |

Translation

Lomaśa said: “We shall enter the White Mountain and also Mount Mandara—where dwells the Yakṣa Māṇivara, and Kubera himself, the sovereign of the Yakṣas.”

Word by Word

• श्वेतम्: white
• श्वेतम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्वेत
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• गिरिम्: mountain
• गिरिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरि
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• प्रवेक्ष्यामः: we shall enter
• प्रवेक्ष्यामः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + विश्
• Form: Simple Future (Luṭ), First, Plural

• मन्दरम्: Mandara (mountain)
• मन्दरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्दर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

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

• एव: indeed/also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• पर्वतम्: mountain
• पर्वतम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वत
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र

• माणिवरः: Maṇivara (proper name)
• माणिवरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: माणिवर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• यक्षः: yaksha
• यक्षः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: यक्ष
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कुबेरः: Kubera
• कुबेरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुबेर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• एव: indeed/also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• यक्षराट्: king of the yakshas
• यक्षराट्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: यक्षराज्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

लोगश उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śveta-giri (White Mountain)
• Mandara (mountain)
• Māṇivara (Yakṣa)
• Kubera
• Yakṣas

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Approaching sacred or power-laden realms (guarded by beings like Yakṣas and Kubera) implies an ethical demand: proceed with discipline, humility, and respect for divine order rather than with entitlement.

What is happening in the narrative?

The speaker announces an intended entry into Śveta-giri and Mount Mandara, identifying the region as the abode of the Yakṣa Māṇivara and Kubera, thereby foreshadowing a significant encounter in a guarded, supernatural landscape.