Who is kuberas wife

Lord Kubera comes from family tress of Lord Brahma. He is the son of Vishrava and Illavida. Vishrava also married the demon princess Kaikesi , who mothered four children: Ravana , Kumbhakarna, Vibhishana and Surpanakha. So Lord Kubera is also the half-brother of Ravana. Three sons are called Nalakubara, Manigriva, Mayuraja and a daughter called Meenakshi. Devi Kauberi is also known as Yakshi, Bhadra and Charvi. So, as per the meaning of the name, Lord Kubera is portrayed having a fat and dwarf body.

He is depicted with a complexion similar to that of the lotus leaves and His body structure shows some deformities. He has three legs, only eight teeth and His left eye is yellow. The Agni Purana states that Kubera should be installed in temples as seated on a goat, and with a club in his hand.

Kubera's image is prescribed to be that of gold, with multi-coloured attributes. In some sources, especially in Jain depictions, Kubera is depicted as a drunkard, signified by the "nectar vessel" in his hand. Another theory suggests that Kubera may be derived from the verb root kumba, meaning to conceal.

Kuvera is also split as ku earth , and vira hero. Vaisravana is sometimes translated as the "Son of Fame". Once, Kubera looked at Shiva and his wife Parvati with jealousy, so he lost one of his eyes.

Parvati also turned this deformed eye yellow. So, Kubera gained the name Ekaksipingala "one who has one yellow eye". He is also called Bhutesha "Lord of spirits" like Shiva. Kubera usually is drawn by spirits or men nara , so is called Nara-vahana, one whose vahana mount is nara.

Hopkins interprets naras as being water-spirits, although Mani translates nara as men. Kubera also rides the elephant called Sarvabhauma as a loka-pala.

Kubera also enjoys the titles "king of the whole world", "king of kings" Rajaraja , "Lord of wealth" Dhanadhipati and "giver of wealth" Dhanada. His titles are sometimes related to his subjects: "king of Yakshas" Yaksharajan , "Lord of Rakshasas" Rakshasadhipati , "Lord of Guhyakas" Guhyakadhipa , "king of Kinnaras" Kinnararaja , "king of animals resembling men" Mayuraja , and "king of men" Nararaja.

Kubera is also called Guhyadhipa "Lord of the hidden". The Atharvaveda calls him the "god of hiding". In the Atharvaveda—where he first appears-and the Shatapatha Brahmana, Kubera is the chief of evil spirits or spirits of darkness, and son of Vaishravana.

The Shatapatha Brahmana calls him the Lord of thieves and criminals. In the Manusmriti, he becomes a respectable Loka-pala "world protector" and the patron of merchants. In the epic Mahabharata, Kubera is described as the son of Prajapati Pulastya and his wife Idavida and the brother of sage Vishrava.

Kubera is described as born from a cow. However, from the Puranas, he is described as the grandson of Pulastya and the son of Vishrava and his wife Ilavida or Ilivila or Devavarnini , daughter of the sage Bharadvaja or Trinabindu.

By this time, though still described as an asura demon , Kubera is offered prayers at the end of all ritual sacrifices. His titles, such as "best of kings" and "Lord of kings" Harivamsa indicate that Kubera is made "Lord of kings" , in contrast to the god-king of heaven, Indra, whose title of "best of gods" led to the later belief that Kubera was a man.

The early texts Gautama Dharmashastra and Apastamba describe him as a man. Only the Grihyasutras of Shankhayana and Hiranyakesin call him a god, and suggest offerings of meat, sesame seeds and flowers to him.

Puranic and epic descriptions: Godhood acquired Brahma with the four Loka-palas. Kubera, the Lord of the North and wealth, carrying a mace and with a lion, is second from right The Puranas and the epics Mahabharata and Ramayana grant Kubera unquestioned godhood. Kubera also acquired the status of the "Lord of riches" and the wealthiest Deva.

He also becomes a Loka-pala "world protector" and guardian dik-pala of the North direction, although he is also sometimes associated with the East.

Kubera's status as a Loka-pala and a dik-pala is assured in the Ramayana, but in the Mahabharata, some lists do not include Kubera. Thus, Kubera is considered a later addition to the original list of Loka-palas, where the gods Agni or Soma appear in his place. This status, the Ramayana records, was granted to Kubera by Brahma- the creator-god and father of Pulastya—as a reward for his severe penance.

Brahma also conferred upon Kubera the riches of the world Nidhis , "equality with gods", and the Pushpaka Vimana, a flying chariot. Kubera then ruled in the golden city of Lanka, identified with modern-day Sri Lanka. Both the Puranas and the Ramayana feature the half-blood siblings of Kubera.

Vishrava, Kubera's father, also married the Rakshasa demon princess Kaikesi, who mothered four Rakshasa children: Ravana, the chief antagonist of the Ramayana, Kumbhakarna, Vibhishana and Soorpanaka. The Mahabharata regards Vishrava as the brother of Kubera, so Kubera is described as the uncle of Ravana and his siblings. It records that when Kubera approached Brahma for the favour of superseding his father Pulastya, Pulastya created Vishrava. To seek the favour of Vishrava, Kubera sent three women to him, by whom Vishrava begot his demon children.

Ravana, after acquiring a boon of Brahma, drove Kubera away from Lanka and seized his Pushpaka Vimana, which was returned to Kubera after Ravana's death.

Kubera then settled on Gandhamandana mountain, near Mount Kailash — the cosmological abode of the god Shiva-in the Himalayas. Sometimes, Kailash itself is called Kubera's residence.

His city is usually called Alaka or Alaka-puri "curl-city" , but also Prabha "splendour" , Vasudhara "bejeweled" and Vasu-sthali "abode of treasures". There, Kubera had a grove called Caitraratha, where the leaves were jewels and the fruits were girls of heaven. There is also a charming lake called Nalini in the grove. Kubera is often described as a friend of Shiva in the epics. A description of Kubera's magnificent court appears in the Mahabharata as well as the Meghaduta.

Here, Gandharvas and Apsaras entertain Kubera. He had several wives, most of them, the daughters of Daksha Prajapati. Out of these wives, Aditi was the mother of the Devas and Diti was the mother of the Asuras.

Yet other wives gave birth to the Gandharvas, Nagas, Danavas and so on. Photo Print. Ravana Perforated Leather Puppet. Kubera, God of Wealth Resin Statue.

Sometimes, he is shown as having three legs, only eight teeth and one eye. Deformities such as broken teeth, three legs, three heads and four arms are mentioned only in the later Puranas. In some Jain depictions, Kubera is shown as a drunkard, holding a vessel of nectar in his hands.

Kubera with Vessel of Nectar - Brass Statue. Kubera with Wife Riddhi Brass Statue. Shiva and Parvati Photo Print. Venkateswara Wood Statue.