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* '''दिक्पालकः ॥''' '''Dikpalaka:''' One of the Ashtadikpalakas (eight regions), he is the ruler of the north region.  
 
* '''दिक्पालकः ॥''' '''Dikpalaka:''' One of the Ashtadikpalakas (eight regions), he is the ruler of the north region.  
 
* '''लङ्काधिपतिः ॥ Lankadhipati:''' Ruler of Lanka, the capital of land of rakshasas, Kubera was defeated and driven out of Lanka by Ravana.
 
* '''लङ्काधिपतिः ॥ Lankadhipati:''' Ruler of Lanka, the capital of land of rakshasas, Kubera was defeated and driven out of Lanka by Ravana.
* '''यक्षाणामाधिपतिः Yakshadhipati:''' Rulership over the Yaksha ganas and others like Vidhyadharas, Kinneras and Kimpurusharas (different groups of semi-celestial beings) was granted by Brahma as a boon.  
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* '''यक्षाधिपः Yakshadhipa:''' Rulership over the Yaksha ganas and others like Vidhyadharas, Kinneras and Kimpurusharas (different groups of semi-celestial beings) was granted by Brahma as a boon.  
<blockquote>तथा यक्षाधिपः श्रीमान्न वै वैश्रवणः प्रभुः। (Maha. Vana. Parv. 65.23)</blockquote><blockquote>tathā yakṣādhipaḥ śrīmānna vai vaiśravaṇaḥ prabhuḥ। (Maha. Vana. Parv. 65.23)</blockquote>Interestingly Yakshadhipati is mentioned by Mahakavi Kalidasa in his Meghadoota kavya.
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<blockquote>तथा यक्षाधिपः श्रीमान्न वै वैश्रवणः प्रभुः। (Maha. Vana. Parv. 65.23)</blockquote><blockquote>tathā yakṣādhipaḥ śrīmānna vai vaiśravaṇaḥ prabhuḥ। (Maha. Vana. Parv. 65.23)</blockquote>Interestingly Yakshadhipati is mentioned by Mahakavi Kalidasa in his Meghadoota kavya.
    
==Family and Lineage==
 
==Family and Lineage==

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