Shloka 37

अर्जुनागमनम्

Arjuna’s Arrival and Reunion on the Sacred Mountain

Devanagari script

ततो वैश्रवणावासं ददर्श भरतर्षभ: । काज्चनै: स्फाटिकैश्वैव वेश्मभि: समलंकृतम्‌,तदनन्तर भरतश्रेष्ठ भीमसेनने कुबेरका निवासस्थान देखा, जो सुवर्ण और स्फटिकमणिके बने हुए भवनोंसे विभूषित था

Transliteration

tato vaiśravaṇāvāsaṃ dadarśa bharatarṣabhaḥ | kāñcanaiḥ sphāṭikaiś caiva veśmabhiḥ samalaṅkṛtam |

Translation

Bấy giờ Bhīmasena, bậc hùng tráng như bò mộng trong dòng Bharata, trông thấy nơi cư ngụ của Vaiśravaṇa (Kubera). Chốn ấy được điểm trang bằng những lâu đài dựng bằng vàng và pha lê, phô bày vẻ huy hoàng của phú quý chính đáng cùng uy nghi đi kèm quyền hộ trì của bậc thần linh.

Word by Word

ततःthen, thereafter

वैश्रवण-आवासम्the dwelling/abode of Vaiśravaṇa (Kubera)

ददर्शsaw

भरत-ऋषभःthe bull among the Bharatas (best of Bharatas)

काञ्चनैःwith golden (things)

स्फाटिकैःwith crystal (things)

एवindeed, also

वेश्मभिःby/with mansions, buildings

समलङ्कृतम्adorned, decorated

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Bhīmasena (implied by context of Bharatarṣabha)

Vaiśravaṇa (Kubera)

Vaiśravaṇāvāsa (Kubera's abode)

gold (kāñcana)

crystal (sphāṭika)

mansions/palaces (veśman)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

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 grandeur associated with a divine guardian of wealth, suggesting that prosperity and splendor, when aligned with rightful order, can signify divine stewardship rather than mere indulgence.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that Bhīma (the foremost of the Bharatas) comes to and beholds Kubera’s residence, described as richly adorned with golden and crystal mansions.