Shloka 30
बदरपाचन-तीर्थमाहात्म्यम् | Badarapācana Tīrtha Māhātmya
Indratīrtha and the Austerities of Srucāvatī & Arundhatī
यत्र लेभे महाबाहो धनाधिपतिरञ्जसा । महाबाहो! धनपति कुबेरने वहाँ अमिततेजस्वी रुद्रके साथ मित्रता, धनका स्वामित्व, देवत्व, लोकपालत्व और नलकूबर नामक पुत्र अनायास ही प्राप्त कर लिये ।।
yatra lebhe mahābāho dhanādhipatir añjasā | mahābāho! dhanapatiḥ kubero neha amitatajasvī rudrakeṇa sārdhaṁ maitrīṁ, dhanasvāmitvaṁ, devatvaṁ, lokapālatvaṁ ca nalakūbara-nāmānaṁ putraṁ cānāyāsena prāpa || abhikṣiktaś ca tatraiva samāgamya marudgaṇaiḥ, haṁsaiḥ yuktam manaḥ-sama-vegaṁ divyaṁ puṣpaka-vimānaṁ tasmai dadur; yakṣāṇāṁ ca rājānaṁ cakruḥ ||
Dijo Vaiśampāyana: «En ese mismo lugar, oh de poderosos brazos, Kubera —señor de la riqueza— obtuvo sin esfuerzo cuanto anhelaba: la amistad de Rudra, de inmensa refulgencia; la soberanía sobre los tesoros; condición divina; el cargo de guardián del mundo; y un hijo llamado Nalakūbara. Luego los dioses, reunidos allí con las huestes de los Maruts, lo consagraron y le otorgaron el celeste carro aéreo Puṣpaka, uncido a cisnes y veloz como el pensamiento; y lo nombraron rey de los Yakṣas.»
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Authority and wealth are portrayed as legitimate when conferred through rightful consecration and alignment with cosmic order—friendship with the divine (Rudra), appointment by the gods, and responsibility as a Lokapāla and ruler of the Yakṣas.
The text recounts Kubera’s rise: he gains Rudra’s friendship and multiple divine offices, receives a son (Nalakūbara), is anointed by the gods with the Maruts present, is granted the swift Puṣpaka Vimāna, and is installed as king of the Yakṣas.