Shloka 5

Devanagari script

देवर्षयस्तथा यक्षा देवाश्नात्र वृकोदर । आमन्त्रय यक्षप्रवरं पिबन्ति रमयन्ति च । गन्धर्वाप्सरसश्वैव विहरन्त्यत्र पाण्डव,वृकोदर! देवर्षि, यक्ष तथा देवता भी यक्षराज कुबेरकी अनुमति लेकर ही यहाँका जल पीते और इसमें विहार करते हैं। पाण्डुनन्दन! गन्धर्व और अप्सराएँ भी इसी नियमके अनुसार यहाँ विहार करती हैं

Transliteration

devarṣayas tathā yakṣā devāś cātra vṛkodara | āmantarya yakṣapravaraṁ pibanti ramayanti ca | gandharvāpsarasaś caiva viharanty atra pāṇḍava ||

Translation

Bhīma said: “O Vṛkodara, even the divine seers, the Yakṣas, and the gods here first seek the permission of the foremost of Yakṣas (Kubera); only then do they drink this water and take their pleasure. O son of Pāṇḍu, the Gandharvas and the Apsarases too sport here under the same rule.”

Word by Word

• {'devarṣayaḥ': 'divine seers

• celestial sages', 'yakṣāḥ': 'Yakṣas

• a class of semi-divine beings associated with wealth and guardianship', 'devāḥ': 'gods

• deities', 'atra': 'here

• in this place', 'vṛkodara': '‘wolf-bellied’

• epithet of Bhīma', 'āmantarya': 'having asked permission

• after requesting leave', 'yakṣapravaram': 'the foremost among Yakṣas

• chief Yakṣa (Kubera)', 'pibanti': 'they drink', 'ramayanti': 'they take pleasure

• amuse themselves', 'gandharva': 'celestial musicians', 'apsarasaḥ': 'celestial nymphs', 'viharanti': 'they roam/sport

• enjoy themselves', 'pāṇḍava': 'son of Pāṇḍu

Speaker

भीम उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīma
• Vṛkodara
• Devarṣis
• Yakṣas
• Devas
• Yakṣapravara (Kubera)
• Gandharvas
• Apsarases
• Pāṇḍava (son of Pāṇḍu)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even exalted beings observe proper conduct: sacred resources and protected places are to be approached with permission and humility, honoring the rightful guardian (Kubera).

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīma states that in this place even gods, seers, Yakṣas, Gandharvas, and Apsarases do not drink or sport freely; they first obtain Kubera’s consent, underscoring the sanctity and guarded nature of the waters.