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Kubera (
Sanskrit: कुबेर) (also
Kuvera or
Kuber) is the king of the
Yakshas and the lord of wealth in
Hindu mythology. He is also known as
Dhanapati, the lord of riches. He is one of the
Guardians of the directions, representing the Uttara-disha, meaning
north of 4 directions in Sanskrit.
Kubera is also the son of Sage Vishrava (hence he's also called
Vaisravana) and in this respect, he's also the elder brother of the Lord of
Lanka,
Ravana. The banks of river
Narmada is described as the birth place of Yaksha king Kubera (Vaisravana), where his father Visravas, who was a sage, lived. It is also
a territory of Gandharvas. (
Mahabharata: 3,89).
He is said to have performed austerities for a thousand years, in reward for which
Brahma, the Creator, gave him immortality and made him god of wealth, guardian of all the treasures of the earth, the
nidhi which he was to give out to whom they were destined.
When Brahma appointed him God of Riches, he gave him
Lanka (
Ceylon) as his capital, and presented him, according to the
Mahabharata, with the vehicle
pushpaka, which was of immense size and ‘moved at the owner’s will at marvellous speed’. When Ravana captured Lanka, Kubera moved to his city of
Alaka, in the
Himalaya and established his
Yaksha Kingdom there.
Also, his house was believed to be the abode of
adilakshmi,the goddess of wealth who pleased by his devotion give him immense wealth making him nideesha or the keeper of riches.
Kubera also credited money to
Venkateshwara or
Vishnu for his marriage with Padmavati. In remembrance of this, the reason devotees going to
Tirupati donate money in Venkateshwara's Hundi so that he can pay back to Kubera. According to the Vishnupuran this process will go on till the end of
Kali yuga.
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