Shloka 26
Vaiśravaṇa-sabhā-varṇanam
Description of Kubera’s Assembly Hall
तुम्बुरु: पर्वतश्चैव शैलूषश्व॒ तथापर: । चित्रसेनश्न॒ गीतज्ञस्तथा चित्ररथो5पि च
Tumburuḥ Parvataś caiva Śailūṣaś ca tathāparaḥ | Citraseṇaś ca gītajñas tathā Citraratho 'pi ca ||
नारद म्हणाले—तुम्बुरु, पर्वत आणि शैलूष, तसेच आणखी एक; गीतकलेत निपुण चित्रसेन आणि चित्ररथही।
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores that excellence (here, musical knowledge and performance) is recognized as a form of merit and status in the epic world, and that even in celestial realms there is an ordered community where skill and reputation are named and remembered.
Nārada is reciting a list of notable Gandharvas—celebrated celestial musicians and attendants—identifying them by name and, in Citraseṇa’s case, by his expertise in song.