Shloka 37
Mārkaṇḍeya’s Consolation to the King: Exempla of Rāma and the Efficacy of Allies (मार्कण्डेयाश्वासनम्)
तस्मै स भगवांस्तुष्टो भ्राता क्षात्रे धनेश्वर: । सैनापत्यं ददौ धीमान् यक्षराक्षससेनयो:,बड़े भाई बुद्धिमान् भगवान् कुबेरने संतुष्ट होकर छोटे भाई विभीषणको यक्ष तथा राक्षसोंकी सेनाका सेनापति बना दिया
tasmai sa bhagavāṁstuṣṭo bhrātā kṣātre dhaneśvaraḥ | saināpatyaṁ dadau dhīmān yakṣarākṣasasenayoḥ ||
Zufrieden mit ihm verlieh der ehrwürdige Herr des Reichtums — sein älterer Bruder, mächtig an königlicher Gewalt — Kubera ihm weise den Oberbefehl über die Heere der Yakṣas und der Rākṣasas.
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Legitimate authority is portrayed as something conferred due to satisfaction with one’s conduct and capability; once granted, leadership implies disciplined stewardship—protecting and directing forces in alignment with dharma rather than personal whim.
Mārkaṇḍeya narrates that Kubera, pleased with his younger brother, appoints him as the commander (senāpati) over the combined forces of the Yakṣas and the Rākṣasas, marking a formal bestowal of military responsibility and status.