Maniman

Bhima ascends the mountain, sees Vaishravana's jeweled abode, and terrifies all beings by blowing his conch, twanging his bow, and slapping his arms. Yakshas, rakshasas, and gandharvas rush at him. A fierce battle follows — and only one rakshasa, Maniman, dares to stay and fight.

Surviving rakshasas flee to Kubera's abode, wailing in distress — their arms lost, their garments besmeared with blood. A single man, they report, has killed all their warriors including Maniman. Kubera's eyes turn red with anger. He orders his chariot yoked with gandharva horses and departs with one crore yakshas to confront the intruder.

Yudhishthira asks Kubera why the great sage Agastya's anger did not consume him entirely. Kubera explains: his friend Maniman, flying overhead, spat on the meditating Agastya from the sky. The sage's curse was precise — Maniman and his armies would die by a human hand, and Kubera would grieve until that same human freed him.

Bhima lays down his weapons and bows before Kubera in submission. The lord of riches blesses him, promises Arjuna's imminent return, and instructs the Pandavas to dwell in the beautiful residences provided. Then Kubera departs for his home on Kailasa with his retinue of rakshasas and yakshas, while the dead rakshasas are removed from the mountain as Agastya's curse had determined.