Shloka 38
Kubera’s Fivefold Nīti and Protection of the Pāṇḍavas (वैश्रवणोपदेशः)
ततः किम्पुरुषावासं सिद्धचारणसेवितम् । ददृशुर्ह्ष्टरोमाण: पर्वत॑ं गन्धमादनम्,वहाँसे उन्हें गन्धमादन पर्वत दिखायी दिया, जो किम्पुरुषोंका निवासस्थान है। सिद्ध और चारण उसका सेवन करते हैं। उसे देखकर पाण्डवोंका रोम-रोम हर्षसे खिल उठा
tataḥ kimpuruṣāvāsaṃ siddhacāraṇasevitam | dadṛśur hṛṣṭaromāṇaḥ parvataṃ gandhamādanam ||
Kemudian mereka melihat Gunung Gandhamādana—tempat tinggal para Kimpuruṣa, yang sering didatangi para Siddha dan Cāraṇa. Melihatnya, bulu roma para Pāṇḍava berdiri karena sukacita.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how contact with sacred places and spiritually elevated realms naturally awakens reverence and inner joy, suggesting that purity of environment and association (with the holy and accomplished) supports dharmic upliftment.
As the journey continues in the forest narrative, the Pāṇḍavas come into view of Mount Gandhamādana, famed as the residence of Kimpuruṣas and visited by Siddhas and Cāraṇas; seeing it fills them with exhilaration and awe.