Shloka 16
Gandhamādana-nivāsaḥ — Draupadyāḥ prārthanā, Bhīmasenārohaṇaṃ, Maṇimāna-yuddham
Chapter 157: Draupadi’s request, Bhima’s ascent, and the combat with Maniman
अतिक्रम्य च त॑ पार्थ त्वार्शिषेणाश्रमे वसे: | ततो द्रक्ष्यसि कौन्तेय निवेशं धनदस्य च,“उस आश्रमको भी लाँचकर आर्डषषिणके आश्रमपर जाना और वहीं निवास करना। तदनन्तर तुम्हें धनदाता कुबेरके निवासस्थानका दर्शन होगा”
atikramya ca taṁ pārtha tvam ārṣiṣeṇāśrame vaseḥ | tato drakṣyasi kaunteya niveśaṁ dhanadasya ca ||
Vaiśampāyana said: “O Pārtha, having passed beyond that (place/āśrama), you should go to the hermitage of Ārṣiṣeṇa and dwell there. Then, O son of Kuntī, you will behold the abode of Dhanada (Kubera).”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes disciplined progression on a sacred journey: one should move beyond prior stations, reside in a sage’s hermitage for purification and guidance, and only then become fit to behold a divine realm—suggesting that spiritual access is earned through restraint, right conduct, and proper mentorship.
Vaiśampāyana instructs Arjuna (addressed as Pārtha/Kaunteya) to pass on from the current location, stay at the hermitage of the sage Ārṣiṣeṇa, and thereafter he will see the residence of Dhanada, i.e., Kubera.