Shloka 11

Brahmopadeśa: Adhipatitva-kathana, Dharma-lakṣaṇa, and Kṣetra–Kṣetrajña Viveka

Book 14, Chapter 43

Devanagari script

कुबेर: सर्वरत्नानां देवतानां पुरंदर: । एव भूताधिप: सर्ग: प्रजानां च प्रजापति:

Transliteration

kuberaḥ sarvaratnānāṃ devatānāṃ purandaraḥ | eva bhūtādhipaḥ sargaḥ prajānāṃ ca prajāpatiḥ ||

Translation

সকল রত্নের অধিপতি কুবের; দেবতাদের মধ্যে পুরন্দর (ইন্দ্র) অধিপতি; আর প্রজাদের অধিপতি প্রজাপতি। এইভাবে সৃষ্টির মধ্যে জীবসমূহের জন্য পৃথক পৃথক অধিপতি নির্ধারিত।

Word by Word

• कुबेरः: Kubera
• कुबेरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुबेर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सर्वरत्नानाम्: of all jewels/treasures
• सर्वरत्नानाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वरत्न
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• देवतानाम्: of the deities
• देवतानाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवता
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Plural

• पुरंदरः: Purandara (Indra)
• पुरंदरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरंदर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• भूताधिपः: lord of beings
• भूताधिपः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूताधिप
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सर्गः: creation/emanation
• सर्गः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्ग
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रजानाम्: of creatures/subjects
• प्रजानाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजा
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Plural

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

• प्रजापतिः: Prajapati (lord of creatures)
• प्रजापतिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजापति
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vāyu (Vāyudeva)
• Kubera
• Indra (Purandara)
• Prajāpati
• Ratna (treasures/jewels)
• Devatā (gods)
• Prajā (creatures/subjects)
• Bhūta (beings)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse presents a dharmic vision of ordered governance: different realms (wealth, the gods, living beings) have designated presiding authorities. It implies that power and resources are not ownerless but entrusted within a structured cosmic administration, encouraging responsible stewardship and respect for rightful domains.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vāyu is explaining a hierarchy of divine and cosmic offices—naming Kubera, Indra, and Prajāpati as exemplars of domain-lordship—within a broader discourse that situates worldly authority and prosperity inside a larger, regulated creation (sarga).