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Shloka 100

Kubera’s Fivefold Nīti and Protection of the Pāṇḍavas (वैश्रवणोपदेशः)

गन्धर्वैरप्सरोभिश्व काननैश्ष मनोरमै: । व्यालैश्व विविधाकारै: शतशीर्षै: समनन्‍तत:ः

gandharvair apsarobhiś ca kānanaiś ca manoramaiḥ | vyālaiś ca vividhākāraiḥ śataśīrṣaiḥ samanantataḥ ||

അത് എല്ലാദിക്കുകളിലും ഗന്ധർവന്മാരും അപ്സരസ്സുകളും, മനോഹരമായ കാനനങ്ങളും, നാനാരൂപങ്ങളായ വ്യാളങ്ങളും—അവയിൽ ചിലത് ‘ശതശീർഷ’ എന്നു പ്രസിദ്ധം—ഇങ്ങനെ സർവ്വത്ര ചുറ്റപ്പെട്ടിരുന്നു।

गन्धर्वैःby Gandharvas
गन्धर्वैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootगन्धर्व
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
अप्सरोभिःby Apsarases (celestial nymphs)
अप्सरोभिः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootअप्सरस्
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
काननैःby forests/groves
काननैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootकानन
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
मनोरमैःdelightful, charming
मनोरमैः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootमनोरम
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Plural
व्यालैःby wild beasts/serpents
व्यालैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootव्याल
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
विविधाकारैःof various forms
विविधाकारैः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootविविधाकार
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
शतशीर्षैःhaving a hundred heads
शतशीर्षैः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootशतशीर्ष
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
समन्ततःon all sides, all around
समन्ततः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसमन्ततः

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśampāyana
G
Gandharvas
A
Apsarases
K
kānana (forest/grove)
V
vyāla (serpents/wild creatures)

Educational Q&A

The verse primarily evokes awe and reverence for extraordinary realms where nature and the celestial intersect; ethically, it reinforces a Mahābhārata motif that the world contains forces beyond ordinary human control, inviting humility and careful conduct when entering unknown domains.

Vaiśampāyana is describing a wondrous setting filled on all sides with celestial beings (Gandharvas and Apsarases), beautiful forest-groves, and formidable multi-formed creatures—poetically including ‘hundred-headed’ serpents—emphasizing the place’s supernatural, guarded atmosphere.