Shloka 8
Māhātmya of the Kāverī–Narmadā Confluence (Patreśvara Tīrtha): Sin-Removal and Merit
कुबेर उवाच । यदि तुष्टोसि देवेश यदि देयो वरो मम । आदिकृच्चैव सर्वेषां यक्षाणामधिपो भवेत्
kubera uvāca | yadi tuṣṭosi deveśa yadi deyo varo mama | ādikṛccaiva sarveṣāṃ yakṣāṇāmadhipo bhavet
Kubera said: “If you are pleased, O Lord of the gods—if a boon is to be granted to me—then may I become the primordial founder and the overlord of all the Yakṣas.”
Kubera
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: celestial_realm
Sandhi Resolution Notes: tuṣṭosi → tuṣṭaḥ asi; ādikṛccaiva → ādikṛt ca eva; yakṣāṇāmadhipo → yakṣāṇām adhipaḥ.
FAQs
Kubera is speaking, requesting a boon from the “Lord of the gods” to become the primordial founder and the overlord of all Yakṣas.
“Deveśa” means “Lord of the gods,” indicating the supreme divine authority who grants boons (often a major deity addressed with reverence).
It highlights the theme of divine grace and aspiration for rightful station: when a deity is pleased, a devotee seeks responsibility and authority—here, leadership over a class of beings—through a formally requested boon.