Shloka 26
Adhyāya 160: Dikpāla-Cosmography and the Sun’s Kālacakra (दिक्पाल-विश्ववर्णनम् तथा आदित्यस्य कालचक्रम्)
अप्सरोभि: परिवृत: समृद्धया नरवाहन: । इह वैश्रवणस्तात पर्वसंधिषु दृश्यते,तात! पर्वोकी संधिके समय यहाँ मनुष्योंपर सवार होनेवाले कुबेर अप्सराओंसे घिरकर अपने अतुल वैभवके साथ दिखायी देते हैं
apsarobhiḥ parivṛtaḥ samṛddhayā naravāhanaḥ | iha vaiśravaṇas tāta parvasaṃdhiṣu dṛśyate, tāta ||
The sage said: “Here, dear child, Vaiśravaṇa (Kubera) is seen at the junctions of the mountains—mounted upon a man-borne conveyance, surrounded by apsarases, and displaying his abundant splendor.” The passage underscores how divine prosperity and celestial retinues appear at liminal places (mountain passes), inviting the listener to recognize the ordered presence of the gods within the world’s sacred geography.
आर्शिषिण उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights that divine order and prosperity are not random but manifest in meaningful, liminal spaces (like mountain junctions). It encourages reverence for sacred places and attentiveness to signs of cosmic governance—wealth and splendor are portrayed as attributes of a deity functioning within dharmic order.
A sage describes a vision/report of Kubera (Vaiśravaṇa), the lord of wealth, appearing at mountain junctions or passes, surrounded by apsarases and endowed with great splendor, addressing the listener affectionately as “tāta.”