Shloka 76
Aṣṭāvakra’s Visit to Kubera: Hospitality, Temptation, and the Ethics of Restraint (अष्टावक्र-वैश्रवणोपाख्यानम्)
चिन्त्यद्योता ये च देवेषु मुख्या ये चाप्यन्ये देवताश्नाजमीढ । सुपर्णगन्धर्वपिशाचदानवा यक्षास्तथा चारणपन्नगाश्ष
cintyadyotā ye ca deveṣu mukhyā ye cāpyanye devatāś cājamiḍha | suparṇagandharvapiśācadānavā yakṣās tathā cāraṇapannagāś ca ||
வாயு கூறினார்— ஓ அஜமீடா! தேவர்களில் முதன்மையான ஒளிமிக்கோர், மற்ற தேவர்கள்; அதுபோல சுபர்ணர், கந்தர்வர், பிசாசர், தானவர், யக்ஷர், சாரணர், நாகர்—இவ்வனைத்தையும் மகாதேவரிடமிருந்து தோன்றியவை என அறிக.
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches a theological vision in which the many classes of divine and semi-divine beings—chief gods as well as Gandharvas, Yakṣas, Nāgas, and others—are to be understood as originating from Mahādeva, emphasizing a unifying source behind cosmic diversity.
Vāyudeva is speaking and addressing Ajamiḍha, listing various orders of beings and asserting their common origin in Mahādeva, as part of a broader discourse that elevates Śiva’s cosmic status.