Chapter 5 · Pañcamo’dhyāyaḥ (Fifth Chapter)
Verse 96
निधिरेष महापद्मः समानीतो धनेश्वरात्। किञ्जल्किनीं ददौ चाब्धिर्मालामम्लानपङ्कजाम् ॥ ९६ ॥
nidhirēṣa mahāpadmaḥ samānītō dhanēśvarāt | kiñjalkinīṁ dadau cābdhirmālāmamlānapaṅkajām || 96 ||
Translation
This treasure, Mahapadma, has been brought from Dhaneshvara (Kubera), and the ocean gave a garland of unfading lotuses.
Word by word
- nidhiḥ
- treasure
- eṣa
- this
- mahāpadmaḥ
- Mahapadma (a divine treasure)
- samānītaḥ
- has been brought
- dhaneśvarāt
- from Dhaneshvara (Kubera, god of wealth)
- kiñjalkinīṁ
- a garland (of lotuses)
- dadau
- gave
- ca
- and
- abdhiḥ
- the ocean
- mālām
- garland
- amlānapaṅkajām
- of unfading lotuses
Meaning
The servants note that Shumbha possesses Mahapadma, a divine treasure from Kubera, and a garland of unfading lotuses from the ocean, further illustrating his wealth and power, and framing Ambika as the ultimate treasure to complete his collection.