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(vi) Sukra once carried off all the wealth of , hand and got killed. was pleased at this and who complained to Siva about it. Siva, in anger, raised granted Kubja a place in Suryaloka. his ula, when Sukra stood on its top and pressed it KUBjAMRAKA. A holy place. A visit to this place is cows. down. Siva threw Sukra off, but he fell into the palms as good as offering a gift of a thousand The of Siva who threw him again. Sukra then entered the visitor will also attain heaven. (Vana Parva, Chapter stomach of Siva and roamed about there finding no 84, Verse 40) . path to get out. Siva waited with the sula to kill Sukra KUCELA. Sudaman, better known as Kucela was a of the moment he came out of his (Siva's) stomach. Sukra brahmin class-mate of Sri Krsna at the Asrama came out as Siva's son, and prevented Siva from sage Sandipani. One day Sandipani's wife deputed killing Sukra on the plea that it was not proper to kill Kucela and Krsna to collect fire-wood from the forest, one's own son. Sukra thus escaped and Kubera lost and they had to stay the whole night there as they some of his wealth. (Santi Parva, Chapter 289). could not find out the way back to the asrama due to (vii) On another occasion Kubera entertained sage heavy rain, thunder etc. After their education was Astavakra. (AnuSasana Parva, Chapter 19, Verse 37). over these two thick friends left the ai' and went (viii) Kubera should be installed in temples as seated their different ways in life. on a Sri the lord of and Kucela a goat with club in his hand. ( Purana, Chap- Krsna became Dvaraka, ter 51). house-holder with many children, and starvation (ix) The name of Kubera's wife wasBhadra. (Adi gripped the family. One day, at the instance of his Parva, Chapter 198, Verse 6). wife, Kucela started for Dvaraka to visit Krsna with a (x) Kubera is called Naravahana also as he rides in a packet of rice flakes as a present to him. Krsna receiv- vehicle drawn by men. He is also called Rajaraja, ed his old classmate most cordially, and ate one hand- as he is King of Kings. (Adi Parva, Chapter 275, Verses ful of rice flakes from the packet brought by Kucela. 1-3). prevented him from a second helping of the (xi) Visravas got angry with Kubera, and from that flakes. After spending some time most happily with his he day deputed three Raksasa girls to serve his father. old friend, Kucela started homewards. Only on his (Vana Parva, Chapter 275,' Verses 1-3) . way back did he think that Krsna had not given him xii) Synonyms for Kubera used in . Alaka- any monetary help. But, by the time he reached home dhipa, Dhanada, Dhanadesvara, Dhanagopta, Dhana- his old dilapidated house had converted itself into a dhipa, Dhanadhipati, Dhanadhyaksa, Dhanesvara, beautiful mansion, and his wife and children were in Dhanapati, Dhanesa, Dravinapati, Gadadhara, Guhya- great happiness. Sri Krsna's blessings thus converted kadhipa, Guhyakadhipati, Kailasanilaya, Naravahana, poor Kucela into a very rich person. (Bhagavata, 10th Nidhipa, Paulastya, Rajaraja, Rajarat, Raksasadhipati, Skandha) . Raksasesvara, Vaisravana, Vittagopta, Vittapati, KUHA. A prince of the Sauvlra kingdom. He was a Vittesa, Yaksadhipa, Yaksadhipati, Yaksapati, Yaksa- follower of Jayadratha. (Vana Parva, Chapter 265, pravara, Yaksarat, Yaksaraja, Yaksaraksasabharta, Verse 11). Yak sarak sodhipa . KUHARA. A King of Kalinga. He was born from an xiii) Kubera's garden is called Caitraratha, his son aspect of the called Krodhavasa. (Adi Parva, his Nalakubara, capital Alaka and his mountain-seat Chapter 67, Verse 65) . Kailasa. KUHO. Daughter of Angiras, one of the Prajapatis. xiv) Kubera once did tapas for hundred years when To Angiras, by his wife Smrti were born four daughters Siva appeared and granted him the boon that he would called Sinlvali, Kuhu, Raka and Anumati. (Visnu become of the King Yaksas. (Padma Purana, Adikhanda Purana, Part 1, Chapter 10). Chapter 16). KUJA. Kuja is an individual belonging to the - KUBERATlRTHA. A holy place on the banks of the gana. His weapon is called Sakti. He wears the river Sarasvati. Once the Devas appeared to Kubera at aksamala. (Rudraksa garland). this tirtha and granted him overlordship of wealth, KUJRMBHA. A very powerful and valiant Raksasa friendship of Siva, Deva-hood and rulership of the who possessed an iron rod named Sunanda. He had world. The Marudganas crowned him King. He got earned the boon that the rod would lose its power the son Nalakubara also there. The place, thus only on contact with women. He lived underground in important in many ways came to be reputed as Kubera- a thick forest on the banks of the river Nirvindhya. tlrthain later years. (Salya Parva, Chapter 97). Once he abducted Mudavatl, the beautiful daughter .of KUBHA. A river mentioned in the Rgveda. Kubha, Viduratha, King of Vaisall. At last Vatsapri, the son Sindhu, Suvastu, Vitasta, , Parusni, Vipasa, of Bhalandana made Mudavatl touch the iron rod of Satadru, Sarasvati and Yamuna are the important the Asura, which became powerless because of the rivers referred to in the Rgveda. touch of a woman, and then he (Vatsapri) killed the KUBJA. An ugly woman about whom the following Asura. Vatsapri then married Mudavatl. (Ma.rkan.deya story is told in Chapter 126, of Uttarakhanda in Padma Purana, Chapter 116). Purana. KUKARDAMA. A wicked monarch of Pindarakadesa. a Kubja became widow in her very childhood, and she He had to be born in Pretayoni (womb of a ghostess) spent eight years in observing auspicious ceremonies. due to his many sins, and once he came to the asrama As she took the 'Magha bath' every year she attained of Kahoda, and the sage recognised him as his former salvation. This was the period when Sunda and disciple and absolved him from his ghosthood. (Padma Upasunda were harassing the world, and to destroy Purana, Uttara Khanda, Chapter 139). them Kubja incarnated as Tilottama and hooked them KUKKURA I. A King of the Lunar dynasty, the her by excellent beauty. They fought each other for her founder of the Kukkura dynasty.