Shloka 10
Yogakṣema, Purohita, and the Mucukunda–Vaiśravaṇa Dialogue (योगक्षेम–पुरोहित–मुचुकुन्दवैश्रवणसंवादः)
ते खल्वपि कृतास्त्राश्न बलवन्तश्न भूमिया: । आगम्य पर्युपासन्ते मामीशं सुखदुःखयो:
te khalv api kṛtāstrāś ca balavantaś ca bhūmipāḥ | āgamya paryupāsante mām īśaṁ sukhaduḥkhayoḥ ||
“Indeed, those kings too—trained in the use of weapons and endowed with strength—would come to me and attend upon me in reverence, regarding me as the Lord who holds power over both their happiness and their suffering.”
धनद उवाच
Educational Q&A
Worldly power—martial skill and royal strength—does not remove dependence on a higher order; even mighty kings seek refuge in a perceived controller of pleasure and pain, highlighting humility and the limits of human agency.
Dhanada (Kubera) describes how powerful, weapon-trained kings would approach him and worship him, treating him as a divine authority capable of granting happiness or causing suffering.