Nalakuvara | |
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God of Desire | |
Other names | Nalakubera, Kuberaputra, Mayuraja, Kamayaksha |
Affiliation | Deva, Yaksha |
Abode | Alakapuri |
Mantra | Om Kuberaputra Kamyukshaha NaNalakuberamah |
Weapon | Bow and Arrow |
Symbol | Cashewnut |
Day | Monday |
Mount | Parrot |
Genealogy | |
Parents | |
Siblings | Manibhadra |
Consort | Rambha and Priti(love partners )Somaprabhā and Ratnamala(wives) |
Children | Sumita by Rambha and Chitrangadata by Priti(sons) |
Nalakuvara, also known as Nalakubara (Sanskrit: नलकूबर, romanized: Nalakūbara), appears in Hindu and Buddhist mythology as the brother of Manigriva (also known as Manibhadra), the son of the yaksha king Kubera (also known as Vaishravana), and husband of Rambha and Ratnamala. Nalakuvara often appears as a sexual trickster figure in Hindu and Buddhist literature.