Shloka 11

Vaiśravaṇa-sabhā-varṇanam

Description of Kubera’s Assembly Hall

Devanagari script

विश्वाची सहजन्या च प्रम्लोचा उर्वशी इरा । वर्गा च सौरभेयी च समीची बुदबुदा लता,मिश्रकेशी, रम्भा, चित्रसेना, शुचिस्मिता, चारनेत्रा, घृताची, मेनका, पुंजिकस्थला, विश्वाची, सहजन्या, प्रम्लोचा, उर्वशी, इरा, वर्गा, सौरभेयी, समीची, बुदुबुदा तथा लता आदि नृत्य और गीतमें कुशल सहस््रों अप्सराओं और गन्धर्वोके गण कुबेरकी सेवामें उपस्थित होते हैं

Transliteration

Nārada uvāca—Viśvācī sahajanyā ca pramlocā urvaśī irā | vargā ca saurabheyī ca samīcī budbudā latā miśrakeśī rambhā citrasenā śucismitā cārunetrā ghṛtācī menakā puñjikāsthalā |

Translation

Narada said: Viśvācī, Sahajanyā, Pramlocā, Urvaśī, Irā, Vargā, Saurabheyī, Samīcī, Budbudā, Latā, Miśrakeśī, Rambhā, Citrasenā, Śucismitā, Cārūnetrā, Ghṛtācī, Menakā, and Puñjikāsthalā—along with many thousands of other Apsarases skilled in dance and song, and companies of Gandharvas—stand present in attendance upon Kubera. The passage underscores Kubera’s royal splendor and the ordered service of celestial beings within his court.

Word by Word

विश्वाचीViśvācī (name of an Apsaras)

सहजन्याSahajanyā (name of an Apsaras)

चand

प्रम्लोचाPramlocā (name of an Apsaras)

उर्वशीUrvaśī (name of an Apsaras)

इराIrā (name of an Apsaras)

वर्गाVargā (name of an Apsaras)

चand

सौरभेयीSaurabheyī (name of an Apsaras)

चand

समीचीSamīcī (name of an Apsaras)

बुदबुदाBudbudā (name of an Apsaras)

लताLatā (name of an Apsaras; lit. creeper)

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

Nārada

Kubera

Viśvācī

Sahajanyā

Pramlocā

Urvaśī

Irā

Vargā

Saurabheyī

Samīcī

Budbudā

Latā

Miśrakeśī

Rambhā

Citrasenā

Śucismitā

Cārūnetrā

Ghṛtācī

Menakā

Puñjikāsthalā

Apsarases

Gandharvas

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights ordered service and refinement within a righteous royal court: even celestial artistry (dance and song) is framed as disciplined attendance (sevā) within a structured cosmic hierarchy, reflecting prosperity governed by order rather than chaos.

What is happening in the narrative?

Narada is describing Kubera’s splendid assembly, listing prominent Apsarases and indicating that vast numbers of Apsarases and Gandharva companies, expert in performance, are present to serve and adorn Kubera’s court.