He rides a man-the state personified, adorned in golden clothes and ornaments, symbolizing his wealth. Kubera's complexion is described as that of lotus leaves. In the Vishnudharmottara Purana, Kubera is described as the embodiment of both Artha ('wealth, prosperity, glory') and Arthashastras, the treatises related to it-and his iconography mirrors it. Originally from Eastern India, it was dedicated in 43rd year of reign of Mahipala I (c. 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.Ī bronze Matrika goddess group along with Ganesha (left) and Kubera (right) currently at the British Museum. Kubera has also been assimilated into the Buddhist and Jain pantheons. Descriptions of the 'glory' and 'splendour' of Kubera's city are found in many scriptures. 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. Originally described as the chief of evil spirits in Vedic-era texts, Kubera acquired the status of a deva (god) only in the Puranas and the Hindu epics. Kubera is often depicted with a plump body, adorned with jewels, and carrying a money-pot and a club. His many epithets extol him as the overlord of numerous semi-divine species, and the owner of the treasures of the world. He is regarded as the regent of the north ( Dikpala), and a protector of the world ( Lokapala). Kubera ( Sanskrit: कुबेर, romanized: Kuberā) also known as Kuvera, Kuber and Kuberan, is the god of wealth, and the god-king of the semi-divine yakshas in Hinduism. Nalakuvara, Manibhadra, Mayuraja, and Minakshi

Kubera moola mantra