Shloka 15
Arjuna’s Account of Tapas and the Kirāta Test; Revelation of Maheśvara and the Grant of the Pāśupata-Astra
तथैव चाज्नपानानि स्वादूनि च बहूनि च । आहरिष्यन्ति मत्प्रेष्या: सदा व: पुरुषर्षभा:,पुरुषरत्न पाण्डवो! इसी प्रकार हमारे सेवक तुम्हारे लिये वहाँ सदा स्वादिष्ट अन्न-पान प्रचुर मात्रामें प्रस्तुत करते रहेंगे
tathaiva cājñapānāni svādūni ca bahūni ca | āhariṣyanti matpreṣyāḥ sadā vaḥ puruṣarṣabhāḥ |
त्याचप्रमाणे, हे पुरुषश्रेष्ठांनो! माझे सेवक तुमच्यासाठी नेहमीच अनेक प्रकारचे स्वादिष्ट अन्न व पेये विपुल प्रमाणात आणीत राहतील।
धनद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharmic hospitality: providing abundant, pleasing sustenance to worthy guests is an ethical duty and a sign of righteous prosperity. Kubera’s promise models generosity expressed through continuous, organized service.
Dhanada (Kubera) is reassuring the Pāṇḍavas that his attendants will regularly supply them with plentiful, delicious food and drink, indicating ongoing protection and support during their forest life.