Kubera
E103309
Kubera is the Hindu god of wealth and the treasurer of the gods, revered as the lord of riches and prosperity.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kubera canonical | 3 |
| Chitragupta | 1 |
| Kuvera | 1 |
| Vaisravana | 1 |
| Vaiśravaṇa | 1 |
| Vishrava | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T859546 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kubera Context triple: [Diwali, associatedDeity, Kubera]
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A.
Indra
Indra is the king of the gods and lord of storms, war, and the heavens in ancient Vedic and Hindu mythology.
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B.
Kartikeya
Kartikeya is a Hindu war god, traditionally depicted as a youthful, spear-wielding deity and revered as the son of Shiva and Parvati.
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C.
Shiva
Shiva is a principal Hindu god revered as the destroyer and transformer within the religion’s divine trinity, associated with asceticism, cosmic dance, and the cycle of creation and dissolution.
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D.
Ganesha
Ganesha is a widely revered Hindu god known as the remover of obstacles and the patron of wisdom, learning, and new beginnings, typically depicted with an elephant head and a pot-bellied human body.
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E.
Sanjaya
Sanjaya was an early Javanese king traditionally regarded as the founder of the Mataram (Medang) Kingdom and the Sanjaya dynasty in Central Java.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kubera Target entity description: Kubera is the Hindu god of wealth and the treasurer of the gods, revered as the lord of riches and prosperity.
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A.
Indra
Indra is the king of the gods and lord of storms, war, and the heavens in ancient Vedic and Hindu mythology.
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B.
Kartikeya
Kartikeya is a Hindu war god, traditionally depicted as a youthful, spear-wielding deity and revered as the son of Shiva and Parvati.
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C.
Shiva
Shiva is a principal Hindu god revered as the destroyer and transformer within the religion’s divine trinity, associated with asceticism, cosmic dance, and the cycle of creation and dissolution.
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D.
Ganesha
Ganesha is a widely revered Hindu god known as the remover of obstacles and the patron of wisdom, learning, and new beginnings, typically depicted with an elephant head and a pot-bellied human body.
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E.
Sanjaya
Sanjaya was an early Javanese king traditionally regarded as the founder of the Mataram (Medang) Kingdom and the Sanjaya dynasty in Central Java.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (70)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu deity
ⓘ
god of wealth ⓘ yaksha king ⓘ |
| abode |
Alaka on Mount Kailasa
ⓘ
linked to:
Mount Kailash
|
| associatedBeing |
kinnaras
ⓘ
rakshasas (in some traditions) ⓘ yakshas ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
guardianship of riches
ⓘ
prosperity ⓘ riches ⓘ treasure ⓘ wealth ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Ganesha
ⓘ
Lakshmi ⓘ
linked to:
Devi
Parvati ⓘ
linked to:
Goddess Gauri
Rama ⓘ Shiva ⓘ |
| cosmicRole |
Dikpala of the North
ⓘ
guardian of wealth ⓘ regent of the North ⓘ treasurer of the gods ⓘ |
| culturalInfluence |
adopted as Vaisravana in Buddhism
ⓘ
adopted in Jain traditions ⓘ venerated in Nepalese Hinduism ⓘ venerated in South Indian Hinduism ⓘ |
| direction | North ⓘ |
| epithet |
Dhanadhipati
ⓘ
King of the Yakshas ⓘ Lord of Wealth ⓘ Lord of the North ⓘ Treasurer of the Gods ⓘ |
| familyRelation |
father of Nalakubera
ⓘ
half-brother of Kumbhakarna ⓘ half-brother of Ravana ⓘ half-brother of Vibhishana ⓘ husband of Bhadra ⓘ husband of Kauberi (Yakshi) ⓘ son of Vishrava ⓘ |
| grandParent | Pulastya ⓘ |
| groupMembership |
Dikpalas
ⓘ
Lokapalas ⓘ |
| iconographicAttribute |
dwarf-like stature
ⓘ
fair or golden complexion ⓘ jewel-spitting mongoose ⓘ lotus ⓘ mace ⓘ money bag ⓘ pomegranate ⓘ pot-bellied body ⓘ two or four arms ⓘ |
| mythologicalLocation | Mount Kailasa region ⓘ |
| mythologicalRealm |
Alaka
ⓘ
Alakapuri ⓘ |
| nameVariant |
Kuber
ⓘ
Kuvera ⓘ
linked to:
Kubera
Vaisravana ⓘ
linked to:
Kubera
|
| parent |
Vishrava
ⓘ
linked to:
Kubera
|
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| scripturalMention |
Mahabharata
ⓘ
Puranas ⓘ Ramayana ⓘ Vedic literature (later layers) ⓘ |
| symbolism |
guarded prosperity
ⓘ
lawful acquisition of wealth ⓘ stability of riches ⓘ |
| vehicle |
horse
ⓘ
man ⓘ palanquin ⓘ |
| worshipPractice |
invoked for material prosperity
ⓘ
worshipped with Lakshmi for wealth ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kubera Description of subject: Kubera is the Hindu god of wealth and the treasurer of the gods, revered as the lord of riches and prosperity.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Kubera
linked to: Kubera
linked to: Kubera