Shloka 29

Vaiśravaṇa-sabhā-varṇanam

Description of Kubera’s Assembly Hall

Devanagari script

आसते चापि राजानो भगदत्तपुरोगमा: । ट्रुम: किम्पुरुषेशश्व॒ उपास्ते धनदेश्वरम्‌,भगदत्त आदि राजा भी उस सभामें बैठते हैं तथा किन्नरोंके स्वामी ट्रुम कुबेरकी उपासना करते हैं

Transliteration

āsate cāpi rājāno bhagadatta-purogamāḥ | trumaḥ kimpuruṣeśaś ca upāste dhanadeśvaram ||

Translation

Nārada dijo: «Allí también se sientan muchos reyes, encabezados por Bhagadatta. Y Truma, señor de los Kiṃpuruṣas, rinde culto al Señor de la Riqueza, Kubera».

Word by Word

• आसते: sit (are seated)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आस् (धातु)
• Form: Lat (present), 3rd, plural, Ātmanepada

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

• अपि: also/even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• राजानः: kings
• राजानः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• भगदत्तपुरोगमाः: having Bhagadatta in front (led by Bhagadatta)
• भगदत्तपुरोगमाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुरोगम (प्रातिपदिक); भगदत्त (नाम)
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• तुम्बुरुः: Tumburu
• तुम्बुरुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तुम्बुरु (नाम)
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• किम्पुरुषेशः: lord of the Kimpuruṣas
• किम्पुरुषेशः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश (प्रातिपदिक); किम्पुरुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

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

• उपास्ते: worships/attends upon
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-आस् (धातु)
• Form: Lat (present), 3rd, singular, Ātmanepada

• धनदेश्वरम्: the lord of wealth (Kubera)
• धनदेश्वरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक); धनद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Bhagadatta
• Truma
• Kiṃpuruṣas
• Kubera (Dhanada)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights hierarchical harmony: even eminent kings and powerful non-human leaders uphold reverence toward a higher divine lord (Kubera), suggesting that authority is strengthened—not diminished—by devotion and acknowledgment of cosmic order.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada continues describing the grand assembly, noting that kings led by Bhagadatta are seated there, and that Truma, chief of the Kiṃpuruṣas, is engaged in worship of Kubera, the lord of wealth.