Shloka 15

Devanagari script

पितामहस्तु प्रीतात्मा ददौ वैश्रवणस्यथ ह । अमरत्वं धनेशत्वं लोकपालत्वमेव च,परंतु पितामह ब्रह्माजी उनपर प्रसन्न थे; अतः उन्होंने वैश्रवणको अमरत्व प्रदान किया और धनका स्वामी तथा लोकपाल बना दिया

Transliteration

pitāmahastu prītātmā dadau vaiśravaṇasyātha ha | amaratvaṃ dhaneśatvaṃ lokapālatvam eva ca ||

Translation

Mārkaṇḍeya said: The Grandsire (Brahmā), pleased at heart, then granted Vaiśravaṇa immortality, made him the Lord of Wealth, and appointed him as a Guardian of the World—showing how divine favor follows merit and results in responsibility, not mere privilege.

Word by Word

पितामहःthe Grandsire (Brahmā)

तुbut/indeed

प्रीतात्माhaving a pleased mind; delighted

ददौgave/granted

वैश्रवणस्यto/for Vaiśravaṇa (Kubera)

अथthen/thereupon

हindeed (emphatic particle)

अमरत्वम्immortality

धनेशत्वम्lordship of wealth; being the lord of riches

लोकपालत्वम्status of being a world-guardian (lokapāla)

एवindeed/just

चand

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Mārkaṇḍeya

Pitāmaha (Brahmā)

Vaiśravaṇa (Kubera)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Divine boons are portrayed as confirmations of worth and as assignments of duty: being made ‘Lord of Wealth’ and a ‘Lokapāla’ implies stewardship and protection of cosmic order, not indulgence.

What is happening in the narrative?

Mārkaṇḍeya narrates that Brahmā, pleased with Vaiśravaṇa, grants him immortality and elevates him to the offices of Dhanesha (Lord of Wealth) and Lokapāla (world-guardian).