Shloka 6
वन॑ तु तदभूत् तेन हीनमक्लिष्टकर्मणा । कुबेरेण यथा हीन वन चैत्ररथं तथा,अनायास ही महान् कर्म करनेवाले अर्जुनके बिना वह वन उसी प्रकार शोभाशून्य-सा हो गया, जैसे कुबेरके बिना चैत्ररथ वन
vanaṁ tu tad abhūt tena hīnam akliṣṭa-karmāṇā | kuberaṇa yathā hīnaṁ vanaṁ caitrarathaṁ tathā ||
Vaiśampāyana berkata: “Hutan itu pun, tanpa dirinya—pelaku karya yang tak mengenal lelah—menjadi seakan kehilangan kemegahannya. Seperti rimba Caitraratha tampak berkurang tanpa Kubera, demikian pula hutan itu terasa kosong dan tak bercahaya tanpa Arjuna.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that excellence in character and steadfast action (‘akliṣṭa-karmā’) has a sustaining, beautifying effect on the world; when such a person is absent, even a naturally splendid place feels diminished—highlighting the ethical value of responsible presence and service.
The narrator describes the forest’s changed atmosphere after Arjuna is no longer there: it seems bereft and less radiant, likened to Kubera’s celebrated Caitraratha grove if Kubera himself were absent.