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Kubera and Yama as the Lokapalas (rulers) of the East, the West, the North and the South respectively. They were the sons of Adityakīrti and Makaradhvaja, Varunā and Megharatha, Kanakāvali and Surakhecara, and Sriprabhā and Kālagni respectively.
Further Indra appointed Vaiśravana (Vesamaņa), the Yaksa prince of Yakşapura as the ruler (fifth Lokapāla) of Larkāpuri. He was the son of Visvasena (Vísasena) born of Kośikā (Kosiya), the daughter of Vyomabindu of Kautukamarigalapura. He is called Dhanada also (7.53-55).
According to the VR on the strength of the boon granted to them by Brahmā, they (Mályavat etc.) started oppressing the Suras, Devas, Rșis, Nāgas and Yakşas as well as the Indras (7.5.44). The Suras and the Rșis then made a complaint to Śiva (God), but the latter sent them to Visņu (God) who promised them to kill their oppressors (7.6.21). When Malyavat came to know of it, he decided to annihilate the Devas totally (7.6.44). So he along with his two brothers attacked Devaloka (the territory of the Devas), but Vişņu assisted the Devas and killed Malin (7.7.43). At this Sumālin and Mālyavat fled away to Laikā. But seeing that the fight was going on, they came back and after a hot discussion with Vişnu and Indra they resumed fighting. This time they had to flee away to Patāla (7. 8. 22 or Rasātala 7.8.29) for their safety. Larkāpuri was given to Dhanesvara or Vaisravana by his father Viśravas or Paulastya.
About the advent of Vaiśravaņa it is said that Pulastya, the son of Prajāpati was a Brahmarşi. He went to the Aśrama of Trņabindu, a Rājarşi to perform penances. Once the latter's daughter, Vedasruti came into the range of the sight of Pulastya and became pregnant on account of being cursed by the latter to that effect (7.2.13). She was then married to Pulastya by her father. She gave birth to a son who was called Paulastya after his father's name and Viśravas on account of hearing the Vedas recited by her mother (7.2.31). Viśravas married Devavarṇini, the daughter of Muni Bharadvāja and begot a son Vaisravana on her. Brahmā being pleased with the penances of Vaiśravaņa made him the fourth Lokapāla. conferred on him the title of Dhanesa and presented him with the Puşpakavimāna (7.3). Here it is said that Yama. Indra and Varuṇa were other three Lokapālas (7.3.17). Thereafter Paulastya made Vaisravana the ruler of Lanka which was already vacated by the Rākşasas (7.3.25-31), Mālin and Sumālin as mentioned above.
1. Here Kubera and Dhanada are two separate persons. In the VR Vaisravana,
Dhanada and Kubera are the same and one person.
