ॐ राजाधि राजाय प्रसह्य साहिने नमो वयं वैश्रवणाय कुर्महे समे कामान् काम कामाय मह्यम् कामेश्वरो वैश्रवणो दधातु कुबेराय वैश्रवणाय महाराजाय नमः || ॐ — Invoking the OmkAra, the universal cosmic sound that pervades the universe. राजाधि-राजाय - to the king of kings प्रसह्य साहिने - to the all powerful, mighty one, the one who conquers everything/everyone. नमः वयम् - we bow to / offer salutations to वैश्रवणाय - to the Vaiśravaṇa, Kubera, the lord of all worldly desires and wealth Kubera is the son of Viśravas and Iḍaviḍā; one with a deformed body having three legs and eight teeth. He is married to Yakṣī, the daughter of the Dānava Mura. As an especial friend of Śiva he is called Śiva-sakhā. His capital Alakā on the Himālaya mountain is mentioned also in the Ṛgveda (Wisdomlib.org) He satisfies three key desires - putresha (desire for offspring), vittesha (desire for wealth) and lokaisha (desire for name, fame, and recognition) कुर्महे - we invoke, we pr...
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