यज्जघ्निवान्पुण्यजनान्भ्रातृघ्नानित्यमर्षितः ॥३३॥
helanaá¹ giriÅ›a-bhrÄtur
dhanadasya tvayÄ ká¹›tam
yaj jaghnivÄn puṇya-janÄn
bhrÄtá¹›-ghnÄn ity amará¹£itaḥ
helanam - disrespectful behavior; giriÅ›a - of Lord Åšiva; bhrÄtuḥ - the brother; dhanadasya - to Kuvera; tvayÄ - by you; ká¹›tam - was performed; yat - because; jaghnivÄn - you have killed; puṇya-janÄn - the Yaká¹£as; bhrÄtá¹› - of your brother; ghnÄn - killers; iti - thus (thinking); amará¹£itaḥ - angry.
My dear Dhruva, you thought that the Yakṣas killed your brother, and therefore you have killed great numbers of them. But by this action you have agitated the mind of Lord Śiva’s brother Kuvera, who is the treasurer of the demigods. Please note that your actions have been very disrespectful to Kuvera and Lord Śiva.
Lord Manu stated that Dhruva MahÄrÄja had been offensive to Lord Åšiva and his brother Kuvera because the Yaká¹£as belonged to Kuvera’s family. They were not ordinary persons. As such, they have been described as puṇya-janÄn, pious men. Somehow or other the mind of Kuvera had been agitated, and Dhruva MahÄrÄja was advised to pacify him.
