Shloka 5
Lomaśa’s Arrival and Report on Arjuna’s Divine Astras (लोमशागमनम्—अर्जुनदिव्यास्त्रलाभवृत्तान्तः)
निकेत: श्रूयते पुण्यो यत्र विश्रवसो मुने: । जज्ञे धनपतिर्यत्र कुबेरो नरवाहन:,वहीं मुनिवर विश्रवाका पवित्र आश्रम सुना जाता है, जहाँ नरवाहन धनाध्यक्ष कुबेरका जन्म हुआ था
niketaḥ śrūyate puṇyo yatra viśravaso muneḥ | jajñe dhanapatir yatra kuberaḥ naravāhanaḥ ||
Dhaumya said: “There is said to be a holy abode—belonging to the sage Viśravas—where Kubera, the lord of wealth, was born, famed as ‘Naravāhana’ (he whose vehicle is men).”
धौम्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the sanctity of places associated with great sages and righteous origins: sacred abodes (puṇya-niketa) preserve memory of virtue and confer merit through remembrance and pilgrimage.
Dhaumya points out a renowned holy residence of the sage Viśravas and identifies it as the birthplace of Kubera, the lord of wealth, known by the epithet Naravāhana.