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What happened to the Pushpak chariot taken by lord Rama?
Who created Pushpaka Vimana and for whom?
Pushpaka Vimana was created by celestial architect Vishwakarma for Lord Brahma.
ब्रह्मणो अर्थे क्ऱ्तम् दिव्यम् दिवि यद् विश्व कर्मणा |
विमानम् पुष्पकम् ...
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Story of Kubera, the treasurer of the Gods
Story of Kubera becoming Lord of wealth is described in Chapter 3 of uttara Khanda of Ramayana.
Vaiśravaṇa (son of viśrava, epithet of Kubera) did Tapasya (penance) for Brahma to become fourth ...
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Should we pray to Kubera a Yaksha?
It is not that if you worship Kubera you will become evil minded or something just because he is a Yaksha.
He is one of the Dasha DikpAlas (ten guardians of directions) too and he guards the northern ...
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How can Kubera give loan to Supreme God Vishnu/Venkateshwara?
It's just Vishnu's Lila.. You can see how farcical the situation is in this excerpt from the Sthala Purana (temple scripture) of Tirupati. Vishnu pretended to be so concerned about money that he didn'...
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What are the Eight Treasures of Kubera?
Yes, Kubera is exemplified by eight treasures. There is a mention of it in the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam tenth skandha shloka 55.
śyāmaika-varṇān varuṇo hayān śuklān mano-javān
aṣṭau nidhi-patiḥ kośān ...
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Should we pray to Kubera a Yaksha?
What exactly are yakshas?
Answered here: Who are Yaksha-s.
Is it good or bad to worship them? Will they get angry if you stop praying to them?
It's about personal liking. As mentioned in above link,...
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What is the story of Kubera's sons?
The first story can be found in Valmiki Ramayana: Uttara Kand: Sarga 31. After that incident, Kubera's son Nalakuvera cursed Ravana:
[Nalakuvera said:] O fair one [Rambha], since thou hast been ...
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Kubera references for worship
This is the Kubera Mantra.
धनाध्यक्षो यक्षपतिर्लोकपालो धनेश्वरः । सगुह्यकस्सयक्षश्च प्रतिगृह्णातु मे बलिम् ॥
dhanādhyakṣo yakṣapatirlokapālo dhaneśvaraḥ |
saguhyakassayakṣaśca pratigṛhṇātu me balim |...
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What is the beeja mantra for kuber?
I do not know Kuber beejmantra.
But I know the mantra of Devi Lakshmi which made Kuber rich, Ravna able to build his golden Lanka.
The mantra is described in Devi Bhagvat.
Mantra is,
Om Srim Hrim ...
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Which scripture talks about the story of Kubera robbing a temple of Shiva?
It appears that this story is found in the Śiva Purāṇa itself, albeit not exactly as narrated by the author of the Encyclopedia.
Technically, he didn't rob. Usage of rob is odd. He did steal ...
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