Shloka 35
Adhyāya 6: Pañca-mahābhūta–guṇa-nirdeśa and Sudarśana-dvīpa
Five Elements, Sensory Qualities, and a Cosmographic Island
संवृतो5प्सरसां सड्घैमोंदते गुह्यकाधिप: । वहाँ तपाये हुए सुवर्णके समान गौर कान्तिवाले मनुष्य उत्पन्न होते हैं। गन्धमादन पर्वतके शिखरोंपर गुह्मकोंके स्वामी कुबेर राक्षसोंके साथ रहते और अप्सराओं-के समुदायोंके साथ आमोद-प्रमोद करते हैं ।। ३४ ई ।। गन्धमादनपादेषु परेष्वपरगण्डिका:
sañjaya uvāca | saṃvṛto 'psarasāṃ saṅghair modate guhyakādhipaḥ | gandhamādana-pādēṣu pareṣv aparagaṇḍikāḥ |
ସଞ୍ଜୟ କହିଲେ—ଅପ୍ସରାମାନଙ୍କ ସମୂହରେ ଘେରା ଗୁହ୍ୟକାଧିପ କୁବେର ସେଠାରେ ଆନନ୍ଦରେ କ୍ରୀଡ଼ା କରନ୍ତି। ଗନ୍ଧମାଦନର ପାଦପ୍ରଦେଶ ଓ ଉଚ୍ଚ ଶୈଳଭାଗରେ ଅନ୍ୟ ଅଦ୍ଭୁତ ଜନମାନେ ମଧ୍ୟ ରହନ୍ତି।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the splendor of celestial enjoyment (Kubera with Apsarases) while implicitly situating it within the broader Mahābhārata ethic: even exalted pleasures are not ultimate; dharma and liberation-oriented values stand above mere delight.
Sañjaya describes a wondrous region associated with Mount Gandhamādana where Kubera, lord of the Guhyakas, dwells and revels amid hosts of Apsarases—part of a larger descriptive passage about extraordinary places and beings.