Kubera This article is about a Hindu deity . For the Buddhist deity of the same name , see Vaisravana . Kubera ( also Kuvera or Kuber ) is the god of wealth and the lord of Uttaradisha in Hindu mythology . He is also known as Dhanapati , the lord of riches . He is one of the Guardians of the directions , representing the north . Kubera is also the son of Sage Vishrava ( Vaisravana ) , and in this respect , he is also the elder brother of the Lord of Lanka , Ravana . He is said to have performed austerities for a thousand years , in reward for which Brahma , the Creator , gave him immortality and made him god of wealth , guardian of all the treasures of the earth , which he was to give out to whom they were destined . When Brahma appointed him God of Riches , he gave him Lanka ( Ceylon ) as his capital , and presented him , according to the Mahabharata , with the vehicle pushpaka , which was of immense size and ‘moved at the owner’s will at marvellous speed’ . When Ravana captured Lanka , Kubera moved to his city of Alaka , in the Himalaya . Kubera also credited money to Venkateshwara or Vishnu for his marriage with Padmavati . Thats the reason devotees / people when they go to Tirupati donate money in Venkateshwara 's Hundi so that he can pay back to Kubera . According to the Vishnupuran this process will go on till the end of Kali yuga External links Kuber Darshan Hinduism | Hindu mythology | Itihasa Female Deities : Gayatri | Saraswati | Lakshmi | Dakshayani | Parvati | Durga | Shakti | Kali | Sita | Devi | Radha | Mahavidya | more ... Male Deities : Vishnu | Shiva | Rama | Krishna | Ganesha | Kartikeya | Hanuman | Lakshmana | Indra | Surya | more ... Texts : Vedas | Upanishads | Puranas | Ramayana | Mahabharata This box :   view • talk • edit Categories : Hindu gods | Lokapala | Characters in Ramayana In other languages : Dansk | Español | Français | Lietuvių | 日本語 | Русский | Svenska 