Shloka 33
अग्निस्तुति, इन्द्रदर्शन, नहुष-भयवर्णन
Agni-hymn, discovery of Indra, and the Nahuṣa threat
शल्य उवाच एवं संचिन्त्य भगवान् महेन्द्र: पाकशासन: । कुबेरं सर्वयक्षाणां धनानां च प्रभुं तथा
śalya uvāca evaṃ sañcintya bhagavān mahendraḥ pākaśāsanaḥ | kuberaṃ sarvayakṣāṇāṃ dhanānāṃ ca prabhuṃ tathā ||
Śalya berkata: “Wahai Raja, setelah merenung demikian, Mahendra—Indra, sang penghukum Pāka—menetapkan Kubera sebagai penguasa seluruh Yakṣa dan juga sebagai tuan atas kekayaan.”
शल्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights orderly governance: authority over specific domains (here, wealth and the Yakṣas) is assigned after deliberation, suggesting that power should be distributed thoughtfully to uphold stability and proper functioning.
Śalya narrates that Indra, after considering the matter, formally appoints Kubera as the overlord of the Yakṣas and as the presiding master of wealth, establishing Kubera’s recognized cosmic role.