Shloka 22
Vaiśravaṇa-sabhā-varṇanam
Description of Kubera’s Assembly Hall
उमापति: पशुपति: शूलभृद् भगनेत्रहा । त्रयम्बको राजशार्दूल देवी च विगतक्लमा
umāpatiḥ paśupatiḥ śūlabhṛd bhaganetrāhā | tryambako rājaśārdūla devī ca vigataklamā ||
Nārada berkata: Wahai harimau di antara raja-raja, datanglah Umāpati—Paśupati—pemegang trisula, penghancur mata Bhaga, Tryambaka bermata tiga; dan bersama-Nya sang dewi Pārvatī, tanpa letih. Dikelilingi ratusan ribu pasukan bhūta dan preta yang garang—kerdil, ganjil, bongkok, bermata merah, riuh, pemakan lemak dan daging, bersenjata aneka rupa, secepat angin—Mahābali Paśupati memasuki sidang itu dan duduk di sisi sahabatnya Kubera, Dhanada, sang pemberi kekayaan yang tak henti-henti.
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage highlights that supreme power (Śiva with his fearsome attendants) is not merely terrifying but also ordered and beneficent when aligned with dharmic space—here, the assembly where divine presence confers protection, legitimacy, and prosperity (through association with Kubera).
Nārada describes Śiva and Pārvatī entering the assembly, accompanied by vast hosts of bhūtas and pretas, and taking their seat near Kubera, Śiva’s friend and the giver of wealth—depicting the gathering of major divine figures in the sabhā.