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The mantra of Kubera, treasurer of the gods — “to Kubera, lord of wealth and grain, grant me abundance” — with the Lakshmi Kubera mantra that invites both deities of prosperity into the home.
Traditional mantras of Kubera and Lakshmi-Kubera
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Lakshmi Kubera Mantra
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ॐ यक्षाय कुबेराय वैश्रवणाय
Om Yakshaya Kuberaya Vaishravanaya
oṃ yakṣāya kuberāya vaiśravaṇāya
Om — to the Yaksha, to Kubera, to the son of Vishrava,
धनधान्याधिपतये
Dhana Dhanyadhipataye
dhanadhānyādhipataye
to the lord of wealth and grain —
धनधान्यसमृद्धिं मे देहि दापय स्वाहा ॥
Dhana Dhanya Samriddhim Me Dehi Dapaya Svaha
dhanadhānyasamṛddhiṃ me dehi dāpaya svāhā
grant me abundance of wealth and grain; bestow it — svaha.
ॐ ह्रीं श्रीं क्रीं श्रीं कुबेराय अष्टलक्ष्मी
Om Hreem Shreem Kreem Shreem Kuberaya Ashtalakshmi
oṃ hrīṃ śrīṃ krīṃ śrīṃ kuberāya aṣṭalakṣmī
Om — seeds of power, abundance and action — to Kubera; O eightfold Lakshmi,
मम गृहे धनं पूरय पूरय नमः ॥
Mama Grihe Dhanam Puraya Puraya Namah
mama gṛhe dhanaṃ pūraya pūraya namaḥ
fill my home with wealth, fill it — salutations.
Kubera is the treasurer of the gods and guardian of the north. Where Lakshmi is the source of wealth, Kubera is its keeper — he looks after and distributes the riches of the universe. He is a yaksha, a nature spirit, and a devoted friend of Shiva.
The first mantra calls him by his names — Yaksha, Kubera, Vaiśravaṇa (son of the sage Vishrava) — and as dhana-dhānya-adhipati, “lord of wealth and grain,” then asks him to grant and bestow abundance.
The second, the Lakshmi Kubera mantra, combines the seed sounds of Lakshmi with Kubera’s name and asks that the eight forms of Lakshmi fill the home with wealth. It is especially chanted on Dhanteras and Diwali.
A well-loved legend from Tirupati says that when Lord Venkateshwara (Vishnu) wished to marry Padmavati, he borrowed a huge sum from Kubera to pay for the wedding.
Devotees still say they are helping the Lord repay that loan when they make offerings at Tirupati — and Kubera, the patient lender, is honoured for it.
When to chant
How many times
108 times on a mala.
Sit facing north before an image of Kubera and Lakshmi, or a Kubera yantra.
Light a lamp and offer a coin or a sweet.
Chant either mantra on a mala, slowly and clearly.
Afterwards, give something away — prosperity flows best when it keeps moving.
The sounds that trip people up most in this hymn, and how to say them.
vaiśravaṇāya
vai-shra-va-naa-ya.
dhanadhānyādhipataye
dha-na-dhaan-yaa-dhi-pa-ta-yay.
dāpaya
daa-pa-ya — “bestow.”
What is the Kubera Mantra?
“Om Yakshaya Kuberaya Vaishravanaya Dhana Dhanyadhipataye Dhana Dhanya Samriddhim Me Dehi Dapaya Svaha” — a prayer to Kubera, lord of wealth and grain, for abundance.
Who is Kubera?
The treasurer of the gods, guardian of the north and keeper of the world’s riches, often worshipped with Lakshmi.
When should I chant it?
Especially on Dhanteras and Diwali, and on Thursdays and Fridays, facing north.