Shloka 24

Devanagari script

नानाप्रहरणैरुग्रैर्वातिरिव महाजवै: । वृतः सखायमन्वास्ते सदैव धनदं नूप,नृपश्रेष्ठ लाखों भूतसमूहोंसे घिरे हुए उग्र धनुर्थर महाबली पशुपति (जीवोंके स्वामी), शूलधारी, भगदेवताके नेत्र नष्ट करनेवाले तथा त्रिलोचन भगवान्‌ उमापति और क्लेशरहित देवी पार्वती ये दोनों, वामन, विकट, कुब्ज, लाल नेत्रोंवाले, महान्‌ कोलाहल करनेवाले, मेदा और मांस खानेवाले, अनेक प्रकारके अस्त्र-शस्त्र धारण करनेवाले तथा वायुके समान महान्‌ वेगशाली भयानक भूत-प्रेतादिके साथ उस सभामें सदैव धन देनेवाले अपने मित्र कुबेरके पास बैठते हैं

Transliteration

nānāpraharaṇair ugrair vātir iva mahājavaiḥ | vṛtaḥ sakhāyam anvāste sadaiva dhanadaṃ nṛpaśreṣṭha ||

Translation

नारद उवाच—नानाप्रहरणैरुग्रैः सह भूतप्रेतगणैर्वृतः, वात इव महाजवैः, नृपश्रेष्ठ, स सखायं सदैव धनदं कुबेरमन्वास्ते।

Word by Word

नानाvarious, many kinds of

प्रहरणैःwith weapons

उग्रैःfierce

वातिःwind

इवlike, as

महाजवैःwith great speed/force

वृतःsurrounded

सखायम्friend

अन्वास्तेsits near, attends upon

सदैवalways

धनदम्the giver of wealth (Kubera)

नृपO king

श्रेष्ठbest, foremost

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

Nārada

Dhanada (Kubera)

weapon-bearing attendants (bhūta-gaṇa implied by context)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the awe-inspiring power that surrounds divine wealth and authority: Kubera’s presence is not merely opulent but protected and attended by formidable forces, suggesting that prosperity is inseparable from responsibility, order, and guarded power.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada describes a scene in the celestial context of the Sabha narrative: a mighty figure, encircled by swift and fearsome weapon-bearing attendants, continually remains seated near Kubera (Dhanada), emphasizing Kubera’s stature and the formidable company around him.