Mahabharata · 2.10.1–2
॥
Devanāgarī
नारद उवाच
सभा वैश्रवणी राजञ् शतयोजनम् आयता ॥
विस्तीर्णा सप्ततिश् चैव योजनानि सितप्रभा ॥
तपसा निर्मिता राजन् स्वयं वैश्रवणेन सा ॥
शशिप्रभा खेचरीणां कैलासशिखरोपमा ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
nārada uvāca
sabhā vaiśravaṇī rājañ śatayojanam āyatā ||
vistīrṇā saptatiś caiva yojanāni sitaprabhā ||
tapasā nirmitā rājan svayaṃ vaiśravaṇena sā ||
śaśiprabhā khecarīṇāṃ kailāsaśikharopamā ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
सभा वैश्रवणी राजन्sabhā vaiśravaṇī rājanthe hall of Vaishravana [Kubera], O king,
शत-योजनम् आयताśata-yojanam āyatāa hundred yojanas long,
विस्तीर्णा सप्ततिः च एवvistīrṇā saptatiḥ ca evaseventy in breadth
योजनानि सित-प्रभाyojanāni sita-prabhāyojanas, shining white;
तपसा निर्मिता राजन्tapasā nirmitā rājancreated by austerity, O king,
स्वयम् वैश्रवणेन साsvayam vaiśravaṇena sāby Vaishravana himself, she,
शशि-प्रभा खे-चरीणाम्śaśi-prabhā khe-carīṇāmmoon-radiant [among] the sky-goers,
कैलास-शिखर-उपमाkailāsa-śikhara-upamāresembling the peak of Kailasa;
नारदnāradaoriginal form "nārada", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
राजञ्rājañoriginal form "rājañ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
शतयोजनम्śatayojanamoriginal form "śatayojanam", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सप्ततिश्saptatiśoriginal form "saptatiś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चैवcaivaoriginal form "caiva", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सितप्रभाsitaprabhāoriginal form "sitaprabhā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
स्वयंsvayaṃoriginal form "svayaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
शशिप्रभाśaśiprabhāoriginal form "śaśiprabhā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
खेचरीणांkhecarīṇāṃoriginal form "khecarīṇāṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कैलासशिखरोपमाkailāsaśikharopamāoriginal form "kailāsaśikharopamā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Translation
Narada said: “The hall of Vaishravana [Kubera], O king, a hundred yojanas long and seventy yojanas wide, shining white; it was created by the austerity of Vaishravana himself, moon-radiant among the sky-going [abodes], resembling the peak of Kailasa.”
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e5294a0d469f · published Jul 16, 2026, 2:43:41 PM UTC
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Here even the abode of the lord of riches is won by austerity, not by gold alone. It is significant that Kubera, the giver of treasures, built his hall through tapas: even wealth, to become worthy, must be sanctified by self-discipline. Thus the scripture shows austerity as the foundation of abundance as well; and what follows unveils the hall's heavenly beauty.