Shloka 12
कैलास-श्वेतगिरि-प्रवेशवर्णनम्
Approach to Śveta Mountain and Kailāsa; Lomāśa’s Warnings and Protective Instructions
असंख्येयास्तु कौन्तेय यक्षराक्षसकिन्नरा: । नागा: सुपर्णा गन्धर्वा: कुबेरसदनं प्रति,कुन्तीनन्दन! कुबेरके भवनमें अनेक यक्ष, राक्षस, किन्नर, नाग, सुपर्ण तथा गन्धर्व निवास करते हैं
asaṅkhyeyās tu kaunteya yakṣarākṣasakinnarāḥ | nāgāḥ suparṇā gandharvāḥ kuberasadanaṃ prati ||
ഹേ കുന്തീപുത്രാ, കുബേരന്റെ സദനത്തെ ചുറ്റി അസംഖ്യ യക്ഷന്മാർ, രാക്ഷസന്മാർ, കിന്നരന്മാർ, നാഗങ്ങൾ, സുപർണന്മാർ, ഗന്ധർവ്വന്മാർ എന്നിവരാണ് വസിക്കുന്നത്.
लोगश उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a structured cosmos: many distinct classes of beings exist and dwell under particular divine jurisdictions (here, Kubera). It implicitly teaches reverence for cosmic order and the recognition that power and wealth (Kubera’s sphere) are surrounded by guardians and diverse forces, not merely human concerns.
Lomaśa, guiding the Pāṇḍavas during their forest journey, describes the region associated with Kubera and notes that countless supernatural beings—Yakṣas, Rākṣasas, Kinnaras, Nāgas, Suparṇas, and Gandharvas—reside in or around Kubera’s dwelling.