Shloka 15

Vaiśravaṇa-sabhā-varṇanam

Description of Kubera’s Assembly Hall

Devanagari script

मणिभद्रो5थ धनद: श्वेतभद्रश्न गुह्दक: । कशेरको गण्डकण्डू: प्रद्योतश्न महाबल:,किन्नर तथा नर नामवाले गन्धर्व, मणिभद्र, धनद, श्वेतभद्र, गुह्मक, कशेरक, गण्डकण्डू, महाबली प्रद्योत, कुस्तुम्बुरु पिशाच, गजकर्ण, विशालक, वराहकर्ण, ताग्रोष्ठ, फलकक्ष, फलोदक, हंसचूड, शिखावर्त, हेमनेत्र, विभीषण, पुष्पानन, पिंगलक, शोणितोद, प्रवालक, वृक्षवासी, अनिकेत तथा चीरवासा, भारत! ये तथा दूसरे बहुत-से यक्ष लाखोंकी संख्यामें उपस्थित होकर उस सभामें कुबेरकी सेवा करते हैं

Transliteration

maṇibhadro ’tha dhanadaḥ śvetabhadraś ca guhyakaḥ | kaśerako gaṇḍakaṇḍūḥ pradyotaś ca mahābalaḥ ||

Translation

नारद उवाच—मणिभद्रोऽथ धनदः श्वेतभद्रश्च गुह्यकः । कशेरको गण्डकण्डूः प्रद्योतश्च महाबलः ॥ एते चान्ये च बहवो यक्षा बहुगणाः समागताः । तां सभां शोभयन्तो वै कुबेरमुपतिष्ठन्ति ॥

Word by Word

मणिभद्रःMaṇibhadra (a Yakṣa)

अथand then / also

धनदःDhanada (Kubera, giver of wealth)

श्वेतभद्रःŚvetabhadra (a Yakṣa/Gandharva name)

गुह्यकःGuhyaka (a class/name of Yakṣa attendant)

कशेरकःKaśeraka (proper name)

गण्डकण्डूःGaṇḍakaṇḍū (proper name)

प्रद्योतःPradyota (proper name)

महाबलःmighty / of great strength

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

Narada

Maṇibhadra

Dhanada (Kubera)

Śvetabhadra

Guhyaka

Kaśeraka

Gaṇḍakaṇḍū

Pradyota

Kubera’s assembly hall (sabhā)

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights that even powerful beings are defined by their rightful roles and disciplined service within a cosmic and royal order; authority is shown through orderly attendance and duty rather than unchecked might.

What is happening in the narrative?

Narada is describing Kubera’s magnificent court/assembly, listing notable Yakṣa attendants who gather in great numbers to serve Kubera in his sabhā.