Nalakuvara

Nalakuvara, also known as Nalakubara (), 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.

Key facts

Deity.image: File:Krishna Splits the Double Arjuna Tree.jpg
Deity.type: Hindu
Deity.mantra: Om Kuberaputra Kamyukshaha Nalakubera Namah
Deity.siblings: Manibhadra
Deity.god_of: God of Desire
Deity.affiliation: Deva, Yaksha
Deity.weapon: Bow and Arrow
Deity.day: Monday
Deity.symbol: Cashewnut
Deity.abode: Alakapuri
Deity.father: Kubera
Deity.mother: Bhadra
Deity.mount: Parrot
Deity.consort: Rambha and Priti (love partners) Somaprabhā,Ratnamala,Chandrini and Padmini (wives)
Deity.children: Sumita by Rambha and Chitrangadata by Priti (sons)
Deity.other_names: Nalakubera, Kuberaputra, Mayuraja, Kamayaksha
Deity.caption: Krishna liberates Nalakuvara and Manibhadra from their curse.

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Wikidata facts

Gender: male
Spouse: Rambha
Father: Kubera
Mother: Bhadra
Sibling: Manibhadra
Image: Krishna Splits the Double Arjuna Tree.jpg
Said to be same as: Nezha

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worshipped by: Hinduism
Commons category: Nalakuvara

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==Names== Various Sanskrit and Prakrit texts offer the name "Nalakuvara", "Nalakūvala", "Mayuraja", "Narakuvera", and "Naṭakuvera" to describe the son of Kubera. The god also appears in Chinese texts as "Nazha", and later "Nezha", a shortened transliteration of the word "Nalakuvara".

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