Shloka 5

Lomaśa’s Arrival and Report on Arjuna’s Divine Astras (लोमशागमनम्—अर्जुनदिव्यास्त्रलाभवृत्तान्तः)

Devanagari script

निकेत: श्रूयते पुण्यो यत्र विश्रवसो मुने: । जज्ञे धनपतिर्यत्र कुबेरो नरवाहन:,वहीं मुनिवर विश्रवाका पवित्र आश्रम सुना जाता है, जहाँ नरवाहन धनाध्यक्ष कुबेरका जन्म हुआ था

Transliteration

niketaḥ śrūyate puṇyo yatra viśravaso muneḥ | jajñe dhanapatir yatra kuberaḥ naravāhanaḥ ||

Translation

Dhaumya said: “There is said to be a holy abode—belonging to the sage Viśravas—where Kubera, the lord of wealth, was born, famed as ‘Naravāhana’ (he whose vehicle is men).”

Word by Word

निकेतःabode, dwelling-place

श्रूयतेis heard of, is said to be

पुण्यःholy, meritorious

यत्रwhere

विश्रवसःof Viśravas

मुनेःof the sage

जज्ञेwas born

धनपतिःlord of wealth

यत्रwhere

कुबेरःKubera

नरवाहनःhaving men as his vehicle/bearers

Speaker

धौम्य उवाच

Characters & Entities

Dhaumya

Viśravas

Kubera

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes