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Shloka 15

Vaiśravaṇa-sabhā-varṇanam

Description of Kubera’s Assembly Hall

Devanagari script

मणिभद्रो5थ धनद: श्वेतभद्रश्न गुह्दक: । कशेरको गण्डकण्डू: प्रद्योतश्न महाबल:

Transliteration

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

Translation

นารทกล่าวว่า—“มณิภัทรและธนท (กุเบร), ศเวตภัทรและคุหฺยก, กเศรก, กันฑกัณฑู และประทยอตผู้มีกำลังยิ่ง—คนเหล่านี้และยักษ์อื่นอีกมากมาย มาพร้อมหมู่คณะใหญ่ ชุมนุมในท้องพระโรงอันรุ่งเรืองนั้น เพื่อรับใช้กุเบร.”

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.