Talk:Kubera

Full copyedit
Greetings from the Guild of Copy Editors. I have just completed a full copyedit of the article, and would like to raise the following issues:
 * The Rakshasas ("demons") Ravana – the chief antagonist of the Ramayana; Kumbhakarna, Vibhishana and Soorpanaka, were born to Vishrava through the demon princess Kaikesi. – This sentence is very confusing and completely unclear. I do not know what it is trying to say, and I am not sure if what it is saying is accurate.
 * Clarification: Vishrava married the demon princess Kaikesi. They had four demon (Rakshasa) children: Ravana, Kumbhakarna, Vibhishana and Soorpanaka. Ravana is the chief antagonist of the Ramayana. -- Redtigerxyz Talk 07:42, 10 October 2010 (UTC)

I think it is clearer now. Thanks. – S Masters (talk) 08:24, 10 October 2010 (UTC)


 * "Every Indian religion has a Kubera after the Hindu prototype". – Where is this quote from? Who said this? Please attribute it.
 * Please check. -- Redtigerxyz Talk 07:42, 10 October 2010 (UTC)

✔️ Done, thanks. – S Masters (talk) 08:24, 10 October 2010 (UTC)

Otherwise, there are no other issues for me. Cheers. – S Masters (talk) 04:42, 10 October 2010 (UTC)


 * Thanks for your replies, everything on my end is now fixed, and I have no more issues. Thanks. – S Masters (talk) 08:24, 10 October 2010 (UTC)


 * Thanks a lot. -- Redtigerxyz Talk 08:31, 10 October 2010 (UTC)

Iconography
 Does this mean ?
 * state here stands for a "a governed entity or sub-entity, such as a nation or province."-- Redtigerxyz Talk 14:24, 6 November 2010 (UTC)

 Should this be ?
 * The reference says armour. Armour is a little different from breastplate. -- Redtigerxyz Talk 14:24, 6 November 2010 (UTC)

Spicemix (talk) 10:40, 6 November 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for replying. So it means his vahana is the state, over which he has control? Is this the interpretation of Encyclopaedia of Hinduism in the reference? I wonder if there's any scriptural support for it, or just someone's idea. A more obvious interpretation is that he is a controller of men, that men are subject to him. This is what is said here:

www.hindu-blog.com/2010/10/man-as-vahana-of-kubera-symbolism-in.html

The armour. Again I wonder if we have a primary source for this, because I can't find any images of K wearing armour. A Google search for  brings up this:

http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:h8NllNQFctIJ:navanidhi.blogspot.com/+kubera+armour&cd=3&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=uk

the relevant passage being "With vajra armour". But armour here seems to be a mistake for weapon:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vajra

and I'm not sure anyway it's referring to K; I doubt he carries a thunderbolt weapon.

Last point: armour is an uncountable noun and we can't say "an armour". It's either "a piece of armour" (which is why I guessed breastplate), or "armour". Thanks a lot. Spicemix (talk) 21:42, 8 November 2010 (UTC)


 * The reference says [The Vishnudharmottara Purana Purana prescribes] "He should wear an armour and a necklace hanging down to his belly." Another ref says "the Vishnudharmottara Purana prescribes that his body should wear an armour" -- Redtigerxyz Talk 15:37, 9 November 2010 (UTC)