Shloka 20

Vaiśravaṇa-sabhā-varṇanam

Description of Kubera’s Assembly Hall

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मर्षयो भवन्त्यत्र तथा देवर्षयो5परे । क्रव्यादाश्न॒ तथैवान्ये गन्धर्वाश्ष महाबला:

Transliteration

brahmarṣayo bhavanty atra tathā devarṣayo 'pare | kravyādāś ca tathaivānye gandharvāś ca mahābalāḥ ||

Translation

Nārada dijo: «Aquí moran los Brahmarṣis, y asimismo otros Devarṣis. También hay devoradores de carne y otros seres más, junto con poderosos Gandharvas.»

Word by Word

• ब्रह्मर्षयः: Brahmarishis (sage-seers)
• ब्रह्मर्षयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मर्षि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• भवन्ति: are / exist
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Present, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र

• तथा: likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• देवर्षयः: Devarishis (divine seers)
• देवर्षयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवर्षि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• अपरे: others
• अपरे: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अपर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• क्रव्यादाः: flesh-eaters (carnivorous beings)
• क्रव्यादाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रव्याद
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

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

• तथा: likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

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

• अन्ये: others
• अन्ये: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• गन्धर्वाः: Gandharvas
• गन्धर्वाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्धर्व
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

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

• महाबलाः: mighty / of great strength
• महाबलाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाबल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Brahmarṣis
• Devarṣis
• Kravyādas
• Gandharvas

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights a layered moral universe where exalted sages and divine seers coexist with fearsome flesh-eating beings and powerful Gandharvas, implying that a single realm may contain both purity and danger; discernment and restraint are therefore essential.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada is describing the kinds of beings found “here” (in the place under discussion in this section), listing revered sages, divine seers, formidable Gandharvas, and also kravyādas—indicating the region’s mixed and potentially perilous population.