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How Kuber Became The King Of Yakshas And Kinnaras?

Kubera, the treasurer of Gods, is also the king of Yakshas and Kinnaras. He was the elder brother of Ravana – the demon King in the Ramayana. Here is story as to how Kuber became the lord of Yakshas and Kinnaras. Sage Vaishravana had three sons – Kubera, Ravana and Vibhishana. Kubera was the king of Lanka. But he was defeated by Ravana. The demon king also took away all the wealth of Kubera including the aerial vehicle, Pushpaka Vimana. The displaced king roamed around the world and years later he reached Kashi. Here he offered prayers to Shiva for several years. Shiva always helped those whom the world shuns. Kubera was short, with a big potbelly and had only one eye. The world was not kind to him but Shiva was. Shiva gave him several boons and made him the treasurer of wealth of gods. He asked Kubera to go and live in the city of Alakapuri in the Himalayas . He then made kubera the king of Yakshas and Kinnaras. Yakshas and Kinnaras are semi diving being

Gopeshwar Mandir near Chamoli – Rudranath or Gopinath Temple in Uttarakhand

Gopeshwar Mandir, also known as Rudranath or Gopinath Temple , is an important Shiva shrine and is located at Chamoli on the ancient routine between Badrinath and Kedarnath. The temple was built by Katyuri dynasty between ninth and eleventh century. The temple is around 10 km from Chamoli on the way to Ukhimath. Legend has it that Rati, wife of Kamdev, meditated here after her husband was burned into ashes by Shiva. Pleased with the devotion of Rati, Shiva appeared before her at Gopeshwar and gave her the boon that Kamdev will reappear. Some religious scholars believe Shiva reduced Kamdev to ashes at Gopeshwar. Another legend has it that a trident of Parashuram was broken into three parts to calm him when he was annihilating Kshatriyas. A part of the trident can be found in the temple. The main square sanctum sanctorum enshrines a swayambhu Shivling named as Gopinath. Nandi and Shiva Parviar can be found in this main sanctum. The temple complex has murtis of Ganes

Why Desire Is Bad? - Chandrasekara Saraswathi Swamigal of Kamakoti

When we intensely desire an object we try to get it by fair means or foul. It is deadly enemy, desire: it eggs us on to commit sin. While desire fulfilled leads to further desire, desire frustrated turns into anger, like the rebound of a ball thrown at a wall. A person in the grip of desire loses his reasoning power and consequently all this actions will be in the wrong directions. Desire flares up like fire. The more it is fed the more it becomes hungry. Indeed desire blackens your mind. When a desire is gratified there is joy for the moment, but soon it goes in search for more ‘food’ and in the process we lose our peace of mind and happiness and become victims of sorrow and anger. If you wish to be free from the evils of desire you ought to free yourself of thought that you are the body and this should happen when you are in this world. Chandrasekara Saraswathi Swamigal