Shloka 306

Vaiśravaṇa-sabhā-varṇanam

Description of Kubera’s Assembly Hall

Devanagari script

विभीषणश्च धर्मिष्ठ उपास्ते भ्रातरं प्रभुम्‌ । महेन्द्र, गन्धमादन एवं धर्मनिष्ठ राक्षसराज विभीषण भी यक्षों, गन्धर्वों तथा सम्पूर्ण निशाचरोंके साथ अपने भाई भगवान्‌ कुबेरकी उपासना करते हैं

Transliteration

vibhīṣaṇaś ca dharmiṣṭha upāste bhrātaraṃ prabhum | mahendra-gandhamādane evaṃ dharma-niṣṭha rākṣasa-rāja vibhīṣaṇo 'pi yakṣaiḥ gandharvaiś ca samastaiś ca niśācaraiḥ saha sva-bhrātaraṃ bhagavantaṃ kuberaṃ upāsate |

Translation

ନାରଦ କହିଲେ—ଧର୍ମନିଷ୍ଠ ବିଭୀଷଣ ମଧ୍ୟ ନିଜ ଭାଇ ପ୍ରଭୁ କୁବେରଙ୍କୁ ଉପାସନା କରେ। ଏହିପରି ମହେନ୍ଦ୍ର ଓ ଗନ୍ଧମାଦନ ପର୍ବତରେ ସେ ଯକ୍ଷ, ଗନ୍ଧର୍ବ ଓ ସମସ୍ତ ନିଶାଚରଙ୍କ ସହ ମିଶି ଦେବକୁବେରଙ୍କୁ ଶ୍ରଦ୍ଧାରେ ସେବା କରେ।

Word by Word

• विभीषणः: Vibhīṣaṇa
• विभीषणः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभीषण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• धर्मिष्ठः: most righteous
• धर्मिष्ठः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धर्मिष्ठ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उपास्ते: worships/serves
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-आस्
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Ātmanepada

• भ्रातरम्: brother
• भ्रातरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भ्रातृ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• प्रभुम्: lord/master
• प्रभुम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Vibhīṣaṇa
• Kubera
• Yakṣas
• Gandharvas
• Niśācaras
• Mahendra (mountain)
• Gandhamādana (mountain)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores that dharma is shown through humble, disciplined devotion and rightful allegiance: even a powerful rākṣasa leader like Vibhīṣaṇa is praised for being dharmiṣṭha and for worshipfully serving the divine lord Kubera.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada describes Vibhīṣaṇa’s conduct and religious orientation: in the regions of Mahendra and Gandhamādana, Vibhīṣaṇa—along with Yakṣas, Gandharvas, and other night-roaming beings—worships Kubera, his brother and sovereign.