Shloka 3
राजसूयविचारः — Deliberation on the Rajasuya and the Summoning of Kṛṣṇa
तथा धनपतेर्यक्षा गुह्॒का राक्षसास्तथा । गन्धर्वाप्सरसश्वैव भगवांश्व॒ वृषध्वज:,इसी प्रकार धनाध्यक्ष कुबेरकी सभामें यक्ष, गुह्मक, राक्षस, गन्धर्व, अप्सरा तथा भगवान् शंकरकी उपस्थितिका वर्णन हुआ है
tathā dhanapater yakṣā guhyakā rākṣasās tathā | gandharvāpsarasaś caiva bhagavāṁś ca vṛṣadhvajaḥ ||
Yudhiṣṭhira berkata: “Demikian juga, dalam balairung Dewa Kekayaan (Kubera), terdapat Yakṣa, Guhyaka, dan Rākṣasa; juga Gandharva dan Apsara—serta Tuhan Yang Mulia Vṛṣadhvaja (Śiva) sendiri.”
युधिछ्िर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores that true sovereignty and sacred order can encompass many kinds of beings—gentle, artistic, secretive, and even fearsome—when presided over by rightful authority and divine presence. It suggests that power is most legitimate when aligned with cosmic hierarchy and reverence.
Yudhiṣṭhira is describing the grandeur of Kubera’s assembly hall, listing the various classes of supernatural beings present there, and noting that Śiva (Vṛṣadhvaja) is also present—emphasizing the extraordinary, divine character of that court.