Shloka 8
सांख्ययोगभेदः तथा योगबलोपदेशः
Sāṃkhya–Yoga Distinction and Instruction on Yogic Strength
इन्द्रोड<थ धनदो राजा यक्षरक्षो5धिप: सदा | प्रभविष्णुश्न कोशस्य जगतश्च तथा प्रभु: ८ ।।
indro 'tha dhanado rājā yakṣarakṣo'dhipaḥ sadā | prabhaviṣṇuś ca kośasya jagataś ca tathā prabhuḥ || 8 ||
Bhishma sprach: „Damals war Indra der erhabene Herr der drei Welten. Kubera, der König des Reichtums (Dhanada), stets Gebieter über Yakshas und Rakshasas, mächtig und mit Autorität versehen, wurde zum Hüter der Schatzkammer und zum Lenker bestellt, dem das Gedeihen der Welt anvertraut war.“
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharmic governance through proper delegation: sovereignty (Indra) is supported by entrusted stewardship of wealth (Kubera). Prosperity is treated as a responsibility administered by a capable authority, not merely as personal possession.
Bhishma describes an earlier cosmic-political arrangement: Indra rules the three worlds, while Kubera—powerful and the chief of Yakshas and Rakshasas—is placed in charge of the treasury and associated worldly administration of prosperity.