helanaṁ giriśa-bhrātur
dhanadasya tvayā kṛtam
yaj jaghnivān puṇya-janān
bhrātṛ-ghnān ity amarṣitaḥ
helanam - disrespectful behavior; giriśa - of Lord Śiva; bhrātuḥ - the brother; dhanadasya - to Kuvera; tvayā - by you; kṛtam - was performed; yat - because; jaghnivān - you have killed; puṇya-janān - the Yakṣas; bhrātṛ - of your brother; ghnān - killers; iti - thus (thinking); amarṣitaḥ - angry.
Lord Manu stated that Dhruva Mahārāja had been offensive to Lord Śiva and his brother Kuvera because the Yakṣas belonged to Kuvera’s family. They were not ordinary persons. As such, they have been described as puṇya-janān, pious men. Somehow or other the mind of Kuvera had been agitated, and Dhruva Mahārāja was advised to pacify him.