Kuber
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What is the Sadhana for Yaksharaja Kubera's grace during Shravana?
Daily, from the first day of Shravana to Raksha Bandhan, recite the 111 names of Yaksharaja Kubera Samputita within the Panchakshari mantra: 27 Malas of Panchakshari, then 27 recitations of the 111 names, then 27 more Malas of Panchakshari.
Three ghee lamps for Shiva, Parvati and Kuber, with the wrapped root and coin set by the jaladhari
Light three ghee lamps (for Shiva, Parvati, and Kubera), place the wrapped root and coin near the Jaladhari during Abhisheka, collect any Bilva leaf that falls onto it, then complete 27+27+27 Malas of the Samputita recitation in a quiet corner before returning the items to the Arghi.
Thirteen betel rolls to Kuber and five to Shiva, with the prayer kept to legitimate wealth
Offer 13 betel-leaf rolls to Kubera and 5 to Shiva, pray for legitimate wealth rather than acting on any dreams of buried treasure, then store the ritual items permanently in a wooden, sandalwood, or silver box and repeat the practice each Shravana.
Unintentionally lighting a Shiva temple lamp on Mahashivratri burned away a thief's sins and won him rebirth as Kubera
Gunanidhi, a disgraced Brahmin\'s son banished for theft and gambling, tried to steal Naivedya from a Shiva temple on Mahashivratri night — his sins were burned away by unintentionally lighting the temple lamp and eating Shiva\'s prasadam right before being killed, and he was later reborn as Kubera.
How is the 13-lamp Deepdan ritual performed, and what does Kubera's own origin story illustrate about it?
13 large ghee lamps with double, turmeric-tinted wicks are lit for at least 1.25 hours, positioned so the light directly illuminates the Shivlinga up to its crown — the Shiva Purana's Gunanidhi story illustrates the power of this act, since simply brightening a temple lamp wick led to his rebirth as a king and ultimately as Kubera, Lord of Wealth.
Which deities is the householder already worshipping at Diwali?
At the time of Diwali the pujan of Lakshmi and Ganpati ji is being done, and the pujan of Kuber ji is being done. The speaker says separate videos have been put up for Kuber ji's pujan and shared again and again — do not leave out Kuber ji's pujan.
Why does an incomplete pujan happen when one deity is left out?
Just as the pujan of Batuk Bhairav ji is necessary in Navratri — it is not that merely doing Bhagavati's pujan is enough — and just as people do Ganesh ji's and Bhagavati's pujan but leave out Shiva ji's abhishek, which they do not perform daily, so the pujan remains incomplete somewhere. In the same way, at the time of Diwali the pujan of Kuber ji is very necessary.
Why must Kuber be worshipped on Dhanteras?
Kuber ji Maharaj is a yaksha, the king of the yakshas and the friend of Bhagavan Shiva. The responsibility for the protective prosperity of whatever wealth comes into your house and whatever increase of wealth happens is his. He is the koshadhyaksha, so he will never let your treasury be empty, and the yakshas and the yaksharaj guard against any breach being made in it. Therefore his pujan should certainly be done on the day of Dhanteras.
Can all the members of one family worship the same shakti?
All the members of a family cannot worship one and the same shakti, the speaker says. So keep in mind that if, say, someone is doing Mahabhairav, it is not that he will start right from the evening. The pujan of Diwali that has to happen in the evening must certainly happen — whether of Bhagavan Kuber ji or of the principal forms of Bhagavati whose pujan you will do, together with the kuldevi and kuldevata. After that you will do the main sadhana at night, from ten or eleven o'clock.
In what order should the Dhanteras evening pujan be done?
Tomorrow do the morning pujan and make all the preparations. In the evening, first perform the pujan of Ganpati ji and Bhagavati Parvati ji, then the pujan of Bhairav ji, of Batuk Bhairav ji, and after that certainly perform the pujan of Bhagavan Kuber ji. Begin the pujan of Bhagavati Lakshmi too in the evening period. And do 13 deep daan tomorrow without fail.
What earlier word of Shiva's did Brahma remind him of?
Brahma recalls what is described in the Vishveshwar Samhita, where Mahadev himself says that from Brahma's kapal, from his forehead, a purush will arise who will be famous by the name of Rudra; and that same Rudra rupa will become the friend of the Yaksharaj Kuber, king of Alakapuri, and dwell on Kailash parvat. His marriage will take place.
What does the text describe of the Himalaya itself?
There is a very detailed description of Himalaya parvat: all its divinity, what pervades where, which cannot be seen directly by an ordinary man; what kinds of divine things are present there; where Indra, Kuber, Yama and Varuna live; at what distances the puris of the ten dikpalas are situated; and on which peak the apsaras dwell. Hearing all this, Bhagavati says that Himalaya parvat will indeed be the right place, and that they should go there.
Which deities must never be given sindoor?
All the devagana — Indra, Varuna, Yama, Kuber — to all of these the tilak is done with roli. Sindoor is not offered to them. He puts it as a remark of Devraj Indra himself: you are offering sindoor even to me; take it, brother, you have offered me sindoor, what shall I do with sindoor. To them it is not to be offered.
What is special about the Swarnakarshan Dhanada kalash?
At the time of Diwali the Mahalakshmi kalash and the Swarnakarshan Dhanada kalash will be made this time, the speaker says, and the preparation is to make it more special than the Mahalakshmi kalash, because its materials are very different — the materials will be related to what is related to the Mahalakshmi kalash, but in this the matters connected with Swarnakarshan Bhairav ji will also be present. And, as everyone knows, Swarnakarshan Bhairav is the shakti who bestows wealth even upon Bhagavati Lakshmi and Kuber ji.
Brahma, Vishnu, Mahesh, all the rivers and oceans, Indra, Varuna, Yama and Kuber are held present in the kalash when the dhoop is shown.
After the naivedya the deep is shown, and after the deep the dhoop is shown over the whole kalash. Because all the gods and goddesses come and are present in the kalash, the speaker says — Brahma, Vishnu, Mahesh, all the rivers, all the oceans, the presence of all of them is there, Indra, Varuna, Yama, Kuber — remembering them, the dhoop is shown in the kalash. There is a mantra for it, he notes, but here it is being done plainly.
Can a murti of Batuk Bhairav be installed at home?
Yes, absolutely, the speaker says. The whole vidhi for doing it is published on the channel, with its PDF — search for the vidhi of Shri Vigraha Pratishtha, Grihastha Tantra, and you will get it; in it the pratishtha of Kuber ji has been demonstrated. There was also a separate video for the pratishtha of Batuk Bhairav ji, but everything in both is the same. But the shri vigraha should be of Batuk Bhairav ji only — take care that it is not of Kaal Bhairav ji.
Where else are the digpalas and their weapons worshipped?
He says that just as we worship the vajra of Bhagwan Indra in aavaran pujan and the like, and worship Bhagwan Indra himself, and the gada of Kuber ji is worshipped, and Kuber ji himself is worshipped — in the same way, for whichever astra we are placing in whichever direction, if the beej mantras related to the shakti we are employing and to the digpal of that direction are used as samput, it gives a most intense effect.
How is the sadhana of Gandharva Raj Vishwavasu to be done?
The sadhana of the Gandharvas can be done, the speaker says, but for it one should first do three sadhanas chiefly, and do them being initiated: the sadhana of Shiva ji, the sadhana of Yaksharaj Kuber, and then the sadhana of the Gandharva Raj. The sadhana of Ganpati too will be necessary in it.
The principal sadhana stays yours, and the Diwali pujan runs complete alongside it
Those who have been doing Mahabhairav will do the principal sadhana of Mahabhairav itself, but along with it there will be the complete pujan of Diwali — Dhanteras, and on the Diwali night Mahakali, Mahalakshmi, Mahasaraswati, Lakshmi-Ganesh, Kuber and Yam deep daan will all happen. Only the principal sadhana stays theirs.
What are the misconceptions about Kuber ji?
The speaker says that after Bhairav ji, there are a great many misconceptions about Kuber ji too. His pujan happens only once in the year, and people do him a favour — yes Kuber Baba, Kubernath Baba, be gracious, give dhan-dhanya. The other three hundred and sixty-four days it must seem to Kuber ji himself that someone might take his name, but nobody does.
Why should Kuber ji not be ignored?
Because he is himself the guardian devata of the north direction, and one among the ten digpalas — this you should remember, he says, so never ignore the pujan of Kuber ji. He points to the pran pratishtha video on the channel in which Kuber ji's consecration is shown; Kuber ji is called the very friend of Shiva ji and is the protector of our wealth. Along with Kuber ji Maharaj, the puja of the thirteen principal yakshas especially takes place.
What was Kuber ji's previous birth?
Kuber ji's old name was Gunanidhi. As discussed in the Shiv Mahapuran, he tore his own gamchha, made a wick of it for a lamp and increased its light in a Shiv temple so that he could steal — but by the very prataap of that, in the next birth he became a king, and in the birth after that he attained the very post of Kuber.
What did Kuber ji Maharaj do as a king, in the birth before he became Kuber?
When Kuber ji Maharaj had received the birth of a king, he had it proclaimed throughout the city that whoever would not do deep daan — in Shiva ji's temple especially — his head would be severed from his trunk. He was doing that much for the welfare of the people, the speaker says; he had made rules. And by the grace of that, Bhagavan seated him on the post of Kuber.
What is the first task on Dhanteras?
On the day of Dhanteras the first task is to light thirteen lamps in your puja place at evening, when we do pujan, for the sake of Yaksharaj Kuber ji Maharaj. Thirteen — thirteen lamps. Thirteen lamps are also to be lit in the Shiv temple. If you have the means for ghee, use a ghee wick.
Why does everything happen at the chaukhat?
The whole play is of the chaukhat, he says; everything happens by the very crossing of the chaukhat. Look anywhere: chaukhat langhan takes place, and from the transgression of the chaukhat tantra runs, tantra is cut, a good thing happens, a bad thing happens. So everyone should do deep daan on the chaukhat.
What is offered to Kuber on Dhanteras with the pan leaf?
He recalls a point he had forgotten: in the pujan of Yaksharaj Kuber, certainly use the pan leaf — yakshas are very fond of tambool, of pan. So you may offer beeda: thirteen beeda of pan, or on the pan leaf keep laung, elaichi, supari and some sweet bhog prasad, and offer bhog in thirteen places on the day of Dhanteras for the sake of Yaksharaj Kuber. Afterwards the beeda are all to be given visarjan — do not start eating them yourself, though laung and elaichi may be used.
Whose pujan is done on Amavasya?
For the Amavasya pujan, seeing the sthir lagna and so on, he says they will separately put out a community post about when it falls; or according to your own region, whenever you wish, do the pujan of Lakshmi-Ganesh ji, of Yamraj, of Kuber ji, of Chitragupta ji Maharaj, and along with them of your kula devi-devatas, and of Mahakali, Mahalakshmi and Mahasaraswati — panchopachar, dashopachar or shodashopachar pujan. First of all will be Ganpati ji, then Lakshmi ji, then the kula devi-devatas, and along with them Yaksharaj Kuber ji.
How is the one-by-one avahan and snaan done?
Just as with four or five children in the house you catch one, bathe him, set him down and take up the next, so here too with the chief shaktis or chief vigrahas: if you wish, one by one, with full bhakti bhav, do the avahan of each — Gajananam Bhutaganadi Sevitam for one devata first — if you know the mantra; otherwise simply place akshat and flowers before them, then bathe them with milk and the rest, with panchamrit, bathe them with pure water, wipe them well, and seat them in their garments.
Can the pran pratishtha of a Mahakali murti be done on Dhanteras?
On the day of Dhanteras you can do the pran pratishtha of any dev shakti at all, he says. Do it comfortably; do it in the afternoon time, in the Abhijit muhurat, or comfortably at the afternoon time. You can do Batuk Bhairav ji's that day as well. On the day of Dhanteras itself do everyone's — do Kuber ji's too, do Batuk Bhairav ji's too, do Bhagavati Kali's too. Do everyone's together on that same day. And if you do not do it yourself, if you call an acharya ji and have it done, that is better still; and if you are doing it by watching a video, then watch and revise it well, understand each vidhan, bring the materials, and only then do it.
Where should Kuber's lamp be lit in a Shiv temple?
Light it toward the north direction, he says. Asked whether one may do any deep daan for Maa Kali, for Maa Bhavani, he answers: absolutely, you can. He notes that he has already spoken about the Yam lamp, and answers Subhash Chandra ji, whose Shri Kaal Bhairav Ashtak anushthan was completed on 7 November 2023, that it is no matter and there will be a conversation soon.
Should I borrow money to do deep daan?
One is not to do deep daan by taking a loan, he says. Do as much deep daan as you have the capacity for; help me become Kuber. Not the Kuber of here — we have to become the Kuber of above. On this same pretext you people will do it, and your welfare will happen, and along with it my own welfare will be complete too.
When are Dhanvantari and the Ashwini Kumars worshipped?
Asked whether the pujan of Bhagavan Dhanvantari and the Ashwini Kumars happens on Diwali day or daily, he says: Dhanvantari ji's pujan otherwise runs from Trayodashi, when we give them a place — for those who do kalash sthapana, who do kalash sthapana on the day of Dhanteras and do pujan, their avahan happens in the ghat, so their pujan happens daily. But on the day of Dhanteras, the pujan of the Ashwini Kumars and of Bhagavan Dhanvantari should be done, for the sake of arogyata.
Can an old Lakshmi yantra that is not worshipped daily be used?
Told of a four-year-old Lakshmi ji yantra, with Lakshmi ji seated on a lotus, whose nitya pujan does not happen, he says: if the yantra is fine, not broken or damaged, and there is bhav toward them, then absolutely do the pujan. Asked whether the pujan and anushthan of Batuk Bhairav may be done for the five days, he tells Abhishek ji: absolutely you can.
Do the Kannappa and Gunanidhi stories prove that bhava alone is enough?
The speaker says bhava works up to a level, and rejects the two stories people cite for "offer anything with bhava and God accepts it". Kannappa, who offered meat to Shiva, was a rustic forest man with no literacy and no Vedic knowledge of how to do abhisheka and pujan, so he worshipped by the bhava he had — and he also plucked out both his eyes and offered them; do you, he asks, have bhava like that, when a scratch on the way to the temple makes you point a finger at God? As for Gunanidhi lighting a lamp with his gamchha and becoming Kuber — that is incomplete information: per the Shiv Mahapuran he became a king in his next birth, had deepdan done across his kingdom, was born as Kuber only after that and still had to worship Bhagavati and Shiva in that birth before receiving the full post.
What happens when the punya begins to rise?
Carry the karma forward, he says: as soon as our paap begins to become zero, punya begins to rise, and after that take the enjoyment. But what happens after the punya rises? After two, four or six months a new paap is begun, and one is caught again. So when the time is bad you have made a rule and are doing an anushthan with one-pointed nishtha; when the time is good, increase that anushthan. As they discussed the day before yesterday, Kuber received the pad of Kuber, became lord of the nine nidhis, became king of Alakapuri and the friend of Shiva after obtaining that pad.
Which sadhana destroys poverty in Shravan?
Asked which sadhana to do in Shravan for the destruction of poverty, he answers: do the purashcharan of the Panchakshari. Akhand Lakshmi is obtained. If Mahadev is pleased, he says, consider that Kuber ji became lord of wealth and finance minister of the devatas by his grace — what could be impossible from his pleasure?
What may be used for the Archana?
You may offer Archana with kumkum, with flowers. Where the matter is of grain, offer with raisins, with cashews, with makhana — whatever you can manage. And if you are a Dhan-Kuber, offer with silver coins, with gold coins, with five hundred and two thousand rupee notes — though not with a demonetised one.
Karali, Kubjika, Khanja and Lambshirsha — Shaktis named here who appear among the sixty-four Yoginis
Four are named — Karali, Kubjika, Khanja, Lambshirsha — and their names occur among Bhagavati's sixty-four Yoginis; infinite such Shaktis were seated there. They began catching the Devas by hand and putting them into their mouths.
Is one person's effort enough to change another household?
Much will not happen by your doing it alone, the speaker says; they have their own prarabdha and karma too. So do that much, and along with it let them also do something — at the least let them do deepdaan at Diwali, let them bathe every morning, let them do path of the shastra names, let them do Tulsi ji's seva and path of the Tulsi Stotra and stuti. If there is a Lakshmi-related problem, let them do stuti path of Lakshmi ji and Kuber ji; then the money-related problem will gradually be removed.
What should be done if the kalash made for a sadhana turned out too small?
A listener says a kalash was made but fell short, and some articles could not go in. The speaker answers: no, take a bigger kalash then; at the time of Dhanteras bring another, larger kalash and shift all the articles into it. The articles should not be outside the kalash. He notes that when they made the Kuber kalash last time, all the material came into a small kalash.
In war his samarthya equals that of Yamraj, Indra, Vishnu and Kuber
The bal of Bali and of Ravan was very great indeed. And in war, whatever samarthya Yamraj, Indra, Vishnu and Kuber have — Hanuman's samarthya is that much.
Indra, Varuna, Yama and Kuber are Vedokta devatas, not story characters
Indra, Varuna, Yama, Kuber — all these are Vedokta devatas. And you drag them, just like that, into stories of one kind and another.
Who is called Mahakaul in the tantra kshetra?
If you know anything at all of the Kaul marga, he says, you will know that Bhagavan Shri Krishna has been called Mahakaul, and Bhagavan Shri Hanuman ji too comes among the Mahakauls. Just as among the nitya upasakas of Bhagavati Shri Vidya you will know of Indra Dev, Varuna Dev, Kuber Dev, Maharshi Agastya Muni and Bhagavati Lopamudra, so among the Mahakauls, those who daily perform the upasana of the maha forms of Bhagavati are Bhagavan Shri Krishna Chandra ji Maharaj and Bhagavan Shri Hanuman ji.
What is the household sequence of daily worship the speaker gives to a woman?
First give water to Surya and water to Tulsi ji — but if you are not giving water to Tulsi ji on Sunday, then do not give it. After that, guru pujan, Ganpati pujan, Batuk Bhairav's pujan, Hanuman ji's pujan, and thereafter Bhagavati's pujan and then Shiv ji's. In between, after Hanuman ji, do the puja of Lakshmi Narayan or of Ram ji if you do it. If you worship Kuber before Shiv ji, or if your kuldevi and kuldevata are Sokha Baba, Gauraiya Baba, Banni Mata or Bandi Parmeshwari, then at the time of Shiv ji's pujan do the dhyan mantra of Virabhadra and Bhadrakali with whatever pujan paddhati you have.
Why is Kuber in the north of a Shiva temple and Indra in a Ram temple?
Look in the Shiva mandal, the speaker says, and there is Yaksharaj Kuber ji — because Yaksharaj Kuber ji is a friend of Shiva ji. And besides him there are also very many of his ganas. He directs the listener to the Vishveshvara Samhita passage of the Shiv Mahapuran: hear it once, read it, and there, when a temple of Shiva ji is built, you will find at length which and which of them are installed, and how many of his ganas are installed.
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