Shloka 30

Vaiśravaṇa-sabhā-varṇanam

Description of Kubera’s Assembly Hall

Devanagari script

राक्षसाधिपतिकश्रैव महेन्द्रो गन्धमादन: । सह यक्षै: सगन्धर्वै: सह सर्वैर्निशाचरै:

Transliteration

rākṣasādhipati-kaś caiva mahendro gandhamādanaḥ | saha yakṣaiḥ sagandharvaiḥ saha sarvair niśācaraiḥ ||

Translation

那罗陀说道：“又有罗刹之主——甘达摩陀那的摩诃因陀罗——前来，偕同夜叉与乾闼婆，并一切夜行之众随行。”

Word by Word

• राक्षसाधिपतिः: the lord of the Rakshasas
• राक्षसाधिपतिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राक्षसाधिपति
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• महेन्द्रः: Mahendra (Indra)
• महेन्द्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेन्द्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• गन्धमादनः: Gandhamadana (name of a being/mountain)
• गन्धमादनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्धमादन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सह: together with
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह

• यक्षैः: with Yakshas
• यक्षैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: यक्ष
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• सगन्धर्वैः: together with Gandharvas
• सगन्धर्वैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स-गन्धर्व
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• सह: together with
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह

• सर्वैः: with all
• सर्वैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• निशाचरैः: with night-roamers (Rakshasas)
• निशाचरैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: निशाचर
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Rākṣasas
• Mahendra
• Gandhamādana
• Yakṣas
• Gandharvas
• Niśācaras

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ordered coexistence of diverse beings—rākṣasas, yakṣas, and gandharvas—under recognized leadership, suggesting that power and presence in the world are structured by hierarchy and association, not merely by force.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada is listing or describing the arrival/presence of various powerful groups: the rākṣasa overlord Mahendra connected with Gandhamādana appears along with yakṣas, gandharvas, and other night-roaming beings, indicating a gathering of formidable supernatural forces.