INTRODUCTION :
Kubera is the Lord of Wealth and the king of Yakshas as per Hinduism. He is the son of Vishrava and Illavida. His wife name is Bhadra. And his children are Nalakuvara and Manibhadra. He is regarded as the protector of the entire world.
IMPORTANCE :
Kubera was known to be as one of the powerful god as per Puranas. Previously he was the ruler of Lanka, and afterwards when he was defeated by Ravana in treta Yuga, he left Lanka and settled in Alakapuri and he is the king of that region. Kubera was praised in the Buddhism and Jainism texts. Kubera is described as the person containing "wealth, prosperity, glory", and gives it to us, when we worship him sincerely and faithfully. Kubera was worshipped for giving good fortune as well as the giver of all the benefits in our life. Lord Kubera is the ruler of Yakshas, and his palace and his region is similar to that of Lord Indra’s ‘SWARKA LOKA’. His palace is well decorated with gold and diamonds, and fully installed with golden marbles. His glory was well praised by Narada and Tumburu, the divine sages. He is ruling his kingdom in a very generous manner, and treats all as equal. In Venkateswara Mahathmiyam, It was stated that Lord Kubera has given a loan amount to Lord Srinivasa for performing his marriage with goddess Padmavathi. And it is told that Lord Srinivasa in Tirumala is receiving huge donations from devotees and repaying his debt to Lord Kubera. From this incident we can know the greatness and importance of Lord Kubera. He has lent money to the God himself. Mostly he is worshipped along with goddess mahalakshmi. There is one famous temple dedicated to Lord Kubera which is situated in Kuberan Koil, Anna Main Rd, Rathinamangalam, Tamil Nadu 600127.
CONCLUSION :
Lord Kubera, the god of wealth and happiness, must be worshipped by us on a daily basis. We should sincerely devote him, in order to obtain all the prosperities in our life. Let us chant his name and be blessed.
“OM SREE KUBERAYA NAMAHA”
SENT BY
R.HARISHANKAR
