Shloka 11
Gālava’s Eastern Ascent with Garuḍa; Counsel on Kāla and Upāya (उद्योगपर्व, अध्याय ११०)
आधिपत्येन कैलासे धनदो<प्यभिषेचित: । अत्र चैत्ररथं रम्यमत्र वैखानसाश्रम:
ādhipatyena kailāse dhanado 'py abhiṣecitaḥ | atra caitrarathaṁ ramyam atra vaikhānasāśramaḥ, gālava |
யூபராணன் கூறினான்—“கைலாசத்தில் ஆட்சியுரிமைக்காக செல்வதாதா குபேரனும் அபிஷேகமடைந்தான். இங்கேயே இனிய சைத்ரரத வனம்; இங்கேயே வைகானஸ முனிவர்களின் ஆசிரமமும் உள்ளது, காலவா!”
युपर्ण उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights legitimate sovereignty as something conferred through consecration (abhiṣeka) and tied to sacred order: rulership is not mere force but an instituted responsibility within a cosmic and moral geography, alongside the presence of ascetic hermitages that represent restraint and dharmic balance.
Yuparaṇa is describing notable northern sacred sites to Gālava: Mount Kailāsa where Kubera was installed as overlord, the beautiful Caitraratha grove, and the nearby Vaikhānasa sages’ hermitage—mapping a mythic landscape and its key inhabitants.