Shloka 7
Śiva Grants the Pāśupata Astra (Pāśupata-Śastra Upadeśa) | शिवेन पाशुपतास्त्रदानम्
अथ जाम्बूनदवपुर्विमानेन महार्चिषा । कुबेर: समनुप्राप्तो यक्षैरनुगत: प्रभु:,तदनन्तर स्वर्णके समान शरीरवाले भगवान् कुबेर महातेजस्वी विमानद्वारा वहाँ आये। उनके साथ बहुत-से यक्ष भी थे
atha jāmbūnadavapur vimānena mahārcisā | kuberaḥ samanuprāpto yakṣair anugataḥ prabhuḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana said: Then the lord Kubera arrived there, attended by Yakṣas, coming in a radiant aerial chariot and possessing a body of golden splendor. The scene marks the entry of a divine guardian of wealth and order, whose presence signals authority, protection, and the disciplined power that accompanies rightful sovereignty.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores that true prosperity and power are portrayed as orderly and guarded: Kubera’s radiant, sovereign arrival with attendants symbolizes wealth joined to authority and protection, not mere indulgence.
Vaiśampāyana narrates the entrance of Kubera, who comes in a brilliant vimāna and is accompanied by many Yakṣas, indicating a significant divine presence entering the scene.