Editing Kubera (section)

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{{short description|Hindu god of wealth}}
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{{Infobox deity
| type = Hindu
| image = File:Kubera, God of Wealth, and His Consort Riddhi.jpg
| caption = 10th century sandstone sculpture of Kubera with his consort
| affiliation = [[Yaksha]], [[Deva (Hinduism)|Deva]], [[Lokapala]]
| god_of = God of Wealth<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/kubera | title=Kubera, Kuvera, Kuberā: 52 definitions | date=15 June 2012 }}</ref><br>Treasurer of the Devas<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8wKK7KNnMzAC&dq=kubera+treasurer+devas&pg=PT42|title=MYTH=MITHYA|first=Devdutt|last=Pattanaik|date=2006| publisher=Penguin UK | isbn=9788184750218 }}</ref>
| abode = [[Lanka]] and later [[Alaka]]
| mantra = {{IAST|Oṃ Shaṃ Kuberāya Namaḥ}}
| weapon = {{IAST|Gadā}} ([[Gada (mace)|Mace]] or club)
| father = [[Vishrava]]
| mother = [[Ilavida]]
| consort = [[Bhadra]]
| children = [[Nalakuvara]], [[Manibhadra]], Mayuraja, and Minakshi
| mount = [[Man]]
| member_of = [[Lokapalas]]
| siblings = [[Ravana]], [[Kumbhakarna]]
}}
'''Kubera''' ({{langx|sa|कुबेर}}, {{IAST3|Kubera}}) also known as  '''Kuvera''', '''Kuber''' and ''' Kuberan''', is the god of wealth, and the god-king of the semi-divine [[yakshas]] in [[Hinduism]].<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qmUssUXUFFYC&pg=PA359 |title=The Poems of Sūradāsa|publisher=Abhinav publications|year=1999|isbn=9788170173694}}</ref> He is regarded as [[Guardians of the directions|the regent of the north (''Dikpala'')]], and a protector of the world (''[[Lokapala]]''). His many [[epithet]]s extol him as the overlord of numerous semi-divine species, and the owner of the treasures of the world. Kubera is often depicted with a plump body, adorned with jewels, and carrying a money-pot and a club.

Originally described as the chief of evil spirits in [[Veda|Vedic]]-era texts, Kubera acquired the status of a ''[[Deva (Hinduism)|deva]]'' (god) only in the [[Puranas|''Purana''s]] and the [[Hindu epic]]s. The scriptures describe that Kubera once ruled [[Lanka]], but was overthrown by his half-brother [[Ravana]], later settling in the city of [[Alaka]] in the [[Himalayas]]. Descriptions of the "glory" and "splendour" of Kubera's city are found in many scriptures.

Kubera has also been assimilated into the [[Buddhist]] and [[Jain]] pantheons. In Buddhism, he is known as [[Vaisravana]], the patronymic used of the Hindu Kubera and is also equated with [[Pañcika]], while in Jainism, he is known as '''Sarvanubhuti'''. In Indonesia, Kubera is also known as '''Daneswara'''.