Bhagavad Gita · Mahabharata Codex

Kubera

कुबेर · kubera

God of wealth; king of the yakshas

The treasurer of the gods keeps his hoard in the far north.

Kubera is lord of riches and guardian of the north. He rules the yakshas, the spirits who watch over hidden treasure, from his city Alaka in the Himalaya. He once held the island city of Lanka and its flying chariot until his half-brother Ravana took both. The Gita's Sanskrit calls him Vittesha, 'lord of wealth'.