Shloka 36
Vaiśravaṇa-sabhā-varṇanam
Description of Kubera’s Assembly Hall
धनदं राक्षसाक्षान्ये पिशाचाक्ष॒ उपासते । पारिषदै: परिवृतमुपायान्तं महेश्वरम्
dhanadaṁ rākṣasākṣā anye piśācākṣa upāsate | pāriṣadaiḥ parivṛtam upāyāntaṁ maheśvaram |
ນາຣະດະກ່າວວ່າ: «ແມ່ນແຕ່ຣາກຊະສະ ແລະ ປິສາຈະອື່ນໆ ກໍຍັງນະມັດສະການ ທະນະດະ (ກຸເບຣະ) ຜູ້ປະທານຊັບ. ແລະເມື່ອ ມະເຫສະວະຣະ—ມີບໍລິວານລ້ອມຮອບ—ເສດຈມາຮອດສະພານັ້ນ ກຸເບຣະ ຈອມແຫ່ງຄັງຊັບ ແລະ ບຸດຂອງປຸລັສຕະຍະ ກໍກົ້ມຫົວລົງທີ່ພຣະບາດຂອງ ສິວະ ຮັບພຣະບັນຊາ ແລ້ວນັ່ງຢູ່ໃກ້ພຣະອົງ. ນີ້ແມ່ນຂໍ້ປະພຶດປະຈໍາຂອງກຸເບຣະ. ສັງກະຣະ ມິດຂອງກຸເບຣະ ກໍມາຍັງຫໍນັ້ນເປັນບາງຄັ້ງ»។
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage highlights dharmic protocol and humility: even a powerful deity of wealth (Kubera) maintains disciplined reverence toward a higher divine authority (Śiva). Status and power do not cancel the obligation to honor rightful hierarchy and to act with restraint and devotion.
Nārada describes the prestige of Kubera—worshipped even by rākṣasas and piśācas—and then depicts a scene in the assembly hall where Śiva arrives with his attendants. Kubera respectfully bows at Śiva’s feet, receives his instruction/permission, and sits near him, following his established rule of conduct.