Shloka 8
Śiva Grants the Pāśupata Astra (Pāśupata-Śastra Upadeśa) | शिवेन पाशुपतास्त्रदानम्
विद्योतयन्निवाकाशमद्भुतोपमदर्शन: । धनानामीशथ्चर: श्रीमानर्जुन॑ द्रष्ठटमागत:,वे अपने तेजसे आकाशमण्डलको प्रकाशित-से कर रहे थे। उनका दर्शन अद्भुत एवं अनुपम था। परम सुन्दर श्रीमान् धनाध्यक्ष कुबेर अर्जुनको देखनेके लिये वहाँ पधारे थे
vidyotayann ivākāśam adbhutopamadārśanaḥ | dhanānām īśaś caraḥ śrīmān kuberaḥ arjunaṃ draṣṭum āgataḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana disse: Como se iluminasse o céu com a própria radiância, maravilhoso e sem igual de contemplar, o ilustre Kubera — senhor dos tesouros, que se move à vontade — veio ali para ver Arjuna. A cena ressalta que a autoridade divina e a prosperidade se subordinam ao dharma: até o guardião da riqueza se aproxima com respeito do herói disciplinado, reconhecendo o poder moral nascido da austeridade e da reta conduta.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Prosperity and power are depicted as honoring dharma: Kubera’s radiant arrival to see Arjuna suggests that wealth (artha) is ultimately meant to align with and respect virtue, discipline, and righteous purpose.
The narrator describes Kubera arriving in a dazzling, sky-illuminating form. He comes specifically to meet and see Arjuna, marking a significant divine encounter within Arjuna’s forest-period endeavors.