Questions tagged [kubera]
Lord Kubera is the 'treasurer of the gods' and 'king of Yaksha'. He is a true representation of wealth, prosperity and glory.
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What are the mantras that give immense wealth
What are some mantras that give immense wealth ? And what is the difference between deities like Kuber and maa Laxmi . Both of them provide wealth I guess but still there must be some difference what ...
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Looking for the name of a specific story involving Kubera's curse and a group of sages
I am looking for the name of a specific story involving a group of brothers who are all monks/sages and Kubera. It could be from a folktale or from a sacred text, but I do not remember because I read ...
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Why is Kuber worshipped with Vishnu at the Badrinath temple?
What is story of lord kubera that is being worshipped along with Vishnu in Badrinath temple?
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Kubera references for worship
Where are references of sUtras, dhyAna or mantras (or related) for worshiping Kubera in the right way to incorporate him in the daily pUja?
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Expense Management with Diwali-to-Diwali Diary [closed]
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Kubera's soldiers (in the Mahabharata) claiming the world to be 'asatya', etc
In the Mahabharata Tatparya Nirnaya, Madhvacharya says the following:
तत्रापरांश्चैव बहूनसत्यं निरीश्वरं चाप्रतिष्ठं च लोकम् ।
सिद्धोऽहमीशोऽहमिति ब्रुवाणान् गुणान् विष्णोः ख्यापयन् वादतोऽजैत् । २२.२८४ ...
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What is the story of Kubera's sons?
While scrolling through the Wikipedia page of Lord Kubera, I saw that it was written Kubera's son's wife was Rambha who was raped by Ravana. So, what is this story?
Also, His sons were cursed into two ...
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Why should Kubera(a Yaksha) worshipped, when real goddess of wealth is Shri Laxmi? [duplicate]
Kubera is a Yaksha, so why should he worshipped and not alone Goddess Laxmi for granting us wealth? Which scriptures asks to worship Kubera and why?
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Why is Kubera called dhanadena?
Kubera is also called dhanadena. It can be seen from first sarga of Bala Kanda of Valmiki Ramayana
विष्णुना सदृशो वीर्ये सोमवत्प्रियदर्शनः |
कालाग्निसदृशः क्रोधे क्षमया पृथिवीसमः || १-१-१८
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What is the beeja mantra for kuber?
I am looking for the beeja mantra for kuber with reference.
Are there any combined lakshi kuber mantra also. Please help Thanks
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What happened to the Pushpak chariot taken by lord Rama?
It is said that Pushpak chariot was owned by lord Kubera. But later it was forcefully captured by Ravana and then lord Rama took the chariot in the war. And after the Ramayan war lord Rama brings it ...
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What are the Eight Treasures of Kubera?
I recently read that Kubera is exemplified by Eight Treasures or Ashta-nidhi. What are they?
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What is the story of Kubera being cursed to turn into an elephant?
As I discuss in this question, by far the most popular school of Hindu philosophy is the Vedanta school. But there are five other Astika or orthodox schools of Hindu philosophy: Purva Mimamsa, Samkhya,...
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Should we pray to Kubera a Yaksha?
What exactly are yakshas? Is it good or bad to worship them? Will they get angry if you stop praying to them?
My point is that should we worship Kubera even if he is a yaksha or is he evil being ...
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How can Kubera give loan to Supreme God Vishnu/Venkateshwara?
Since Lord Vishnu is considered supreme God of universe (at-least from Vaishnava's perspective), so each and every part of universe comes under him.
If this is the case how can Kubera lend huge ...
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Story of Kubera, the treasurer of the Gods
Kubera(also known as Kuber or Kuvera) is known as the "treasurer of the Gods".How did he get that coveted responsibility? What is the story explaining this?
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Which scripture talks about the story of Kubera robbing a temple of Shiva?
This encyclopedia of Hindu mythology says the following about how Kubera became a god:
There are two versions of how Kubera was elevated to the stature of a god. The first version postulates that ...
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What is the animal on Kubera's lap? Is there a story?
There is an animal on Kubera's lap in the pictures. I posted one such picture below. Also, I want to know if there is a story attached to it.
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What scriptures describe Brihaspati's brother burning Kubera to ashes?
As I discuss in this answer, Ravana, Kumbhakarna, and Vibhishana were sons of the sage Vishravas and the demoness Kaikeshi. But they weren't Vishravas' first children. Before he met Kaikeshi, ...
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Does Lord Ganesha eat a lot?
I have heard that one day, Kubera invited Lord Ganesha to his palace. There, Lord Ganesha ate continuously which made Kubera's resources almost empty.
Is it true that Lord Ganesha used to eat a lot? ...
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