Kubera

Dhanapati · Vaishravana · Yaksharaja

Treasurer of the gods and king of the yakshas, worshipped with Lakshmi at Dhanteras.

Abode: Alaka, on Mount Kailasa's slopes
Consort: Kauberi (Bhadra)
Vahana: A man (nara); the Pushpaka chariot
Colour: Golden
Arms: 2

Kubera is the lord of wealth and the treasurer of the gods, king of the yakshas, the nature spirits who guard the earth's riches. He once ruled Lanka until his half-brother Ravana drove him out, and settled at Alaka in the Himalaya. He is worshipped with Lakshmi at Dhanteras and Diwali for the keeping of wealth.

Mantra

ॐ यक्षाय कुबेराय वैश्रवणाय नमः

Om Yakshaya Kuberaya Vaishravanaya Namaha

Salutations to Kubera, king of the yakshas.

रूप और प्रतीक

How Kubera is shown

A pot-bellied, jewelled king seated on a throne or a man, holding a money bag and a mongoose that spits jewels.

Money bag: Wealth held and kept.
Mongoose: It spits out jewels; it is also the enemy of the serpents who guard treasure.
Pot of gold: Abundance.

कथाएँ

Stories

Pushpaka and Lanka

Kubera built the golden city of Lanka and owned the flying chariot Pushpaka. Ravana took both from him, and after Ravana's defeat Rama sent the chariot back to its rightful owner.

Related forms

लक्ष्मी
Lakshmi