Saturday, October 20, 2007

King of Jewels- Kuber

Kubera was the son of sage Vishrava.He was the step brother of Ravana. He is depicted as a man with huge belly fullof jewels.He was the owner of pushpaka,the flying machine built by the divine architect Vishwakarma. His brother Ravana defeated him and sieze his chariot pushpak. To save himself he took shelter in North direction, a fabulous hidden city in the Himalayas called Alkapuri.He became the king of Yaksha(the half god and the half demon). God made him the guardian of wealth.Kubera not only lent money to Yudishthira to rule his kingdom but also financed the wedding of Lord Vishnu with Goddess Mahalakshmi. It is believed that all the people who visit the holy shrine of Tirupathi donate what is possible by them to the temple, which is supposed to be a repayment of the loan taken by Lord Vishnu from Kubera. He is assisted in his duties by his constant attendants, the Kinnars, male creatures, and their female counterparts, the Kinnoris.

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