A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.2184

c5.2184

YAKSHAS. A class of supernatural beings attendant on Kuvera, the god of wealth. Authorities differ as to their origin. They have no very special attributes, but they are generally considered as inoffensive, and so are called Punya-janas, ‘good people,’ but they occasionally appear as imps of evil. It is a Yaksha in whose mouth Kāli-dāsa placed his poem Megha-dūta (cloud messenger).