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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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 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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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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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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Why are all the names of Kubera so dark?
So I was examining the names of Kubera in an attempt to answer the question, "Who is the supreme deity, Yakṣa form." Then, I realized literally all of Kubera's names have dark associations ...
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What is the spat between Kubera and Vibhishana?
Kubera, the god of wealth is a (step) brother of Vibhishana. Vibhishana is always inclined towards righteous.
Consider the following words of Kubera
Kubera said— Vibhisana is still against to me. He ...
