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Shloka 9

वृत्ति-सत्सङ्ग-दान-धर्म

Livelihood, Virtuous Association, and Ethics of Giving

यक्षाणामीश्वर: श्रीमान्‌ कैलासनिलय: प्रभु: । (शड्खपद्मनिधि भ्यां च ऋछ्धा परमया सह ।) उपासन्त महात्मानमुशना च महामुनि:

bhīṣma uvāca |

yakṣāṇām īśvaraḥ śrīmān kailāsa-nilayaḥ prabhuḥ |

(śaṅkha-padma-nidhibhyāṃ ca ṛddhyā paramayā saha |)

upāsanta mahātmānam uśanā ca mahāmuniḥ |

Bhīṣma nói: Kubera, vị chúa tể lẫy lừng của loài Yakṣa—bậc quyền uy cư ngụ trên núi Kailāsa—cùng với hai kho báu mang tên Śaṅkha và Padma, và với phú quý tối thượng, đã thờ phụng Đấng đại tâm ấy. Cũng vậy, đại hiền triết Uśanā (Śukrācārya) cũng thờ phụng Ngài. Đoạn văn đặt cả những bậc cao sang và kẻ nắm giữ của cải dưới kỷ luật của lòng sùng kính, ngụ ý rằng sự vĩ đại chân thật không đo bằng quyền lực hay giàu có, mà bằng lòng tôn kính nguyên lý tối thượng và sự thuận theo dharma.

यक्षाणाम्of the Yakshas
यक्षाणाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootयक्ष
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
ईश्वरःlord
ईश्वरः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootईश्वर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
श्रीमान्splendid, prosperous
श्रीमान्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootश्रीमन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
कैलास-निलयःdweller of Kailasa
कैलास-निलयः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकैलासनिलय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
प्रभुःmaster, sovereign
प्रभुः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootप्रभु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
शङ्ख-पद्म-निधिभ्याम्by/with the two treasures (nidhis) Shankha and Padma
शङ्ख-पद्म-निधिभ्याम्:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootशङ्खपद्मनिधि
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Dual
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
ऋद्ध्याwith prosperity/fortune (Riddhi)
ऋद्ध्या:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootऋद्धि
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Singular
परमयाsupreme, excellent
परमया:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootपरम
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Singular
सहtogether with
सह:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसह
उपासन्तेthey worship/attend upon
उपासन्ते:
TypeVerb
Rootउप-आस्
FormPresent, Third, Plural, Atmanepada
महात्मानम्the great-souled one
महात्मानम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमहात्मन्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
उशनाःUshanas (Shukracharya)
उशनाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootउशनस्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
महामुनिःthe great sage
महामुनिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमहामुनि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhishma (Bhīṣma)
Y
Yakshas (Yakṣa)
K
Kubera (Yakṣādhipa implied by ‘yakṣāṇām īśvaraḥ’)
M
Mount Kailasa (Kailāsa)
S
Shankha-nidhi (Śaṅkha-nidhi)
P
Padma-nidhi (Padma-nidhi)
R
Riddhi (Ṛddhi, personified prosperity)
U
Ushanas/Shukracharya (Uśanā/Śukrācārya)
M
Mahadeva/Shiva (Mahādeva, implied as the object of worship in context)

Educational Q&A

Even the highest holders of wealth and authority—Kubera with his treasures and prosperity, and the renowned sage Ushanas—are portrayed as worshippers of Mahadeva. The ethical point is that power and riches attain their proper place only when subordinated to reverence, self-discipline, and dharmic orientation toward the supreme.

Bhishma lists eminent beings associated with wealth and celestial status—Kubera of Kailasa, the personified treasures Shankha and Padma, prosperity (Riddhi), and the sage Ushanas—stating that they worship the great Lord (contextually Mahadeva/Shiva), thereby emphasizing Shiva’s supremacy and the universality of devotion.