Last updated: 5 November 2026. Text checked against sanskritdocuments.org on 5 November 2026.

Quick answer: "Rajadhirajaya prasahya sahine" is the Vedic verse to Kubera, addressed as Vaishravana, that priests chant at the close of pujas as part of the Mantrapushpam ("flower of mantras"). It means: "To the king of kings, who prevails over all, to Vaishravana we offer our salutation. May he, Vaishravana, lord of desires, grant my wishes to me who wish for them. To Kubera, Vaishravana, the great king, salutations." The verse occurs in the Taittiriya Aranyaka of the Krishna Yajurveda, in its first book (the Aruna Prashna), within a passage on an offering to Kubera.

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The full text

With Vedic accents (as on sanskritdocuments.org):

रा॒जा॒धि॒रा॒जाय॑ प्रसह्यसा॒हिने᳚ । नमो॑ व॒यं वै᳚श्रव॒णाय॑ कुर्महे । स मे॒ कामा॒न्काम॒कामा॑य॒ मह्यम्᳚ । का॒मे॒श्व॒रो वै᳚श्रव॒णो द॑दातु । कु॒बे॒राय॑ वैश्रव॒णाय॑ । म॒हा॒रा॒जाय॒ नमः॑ ।

Without accents:

राजाधिराजाय प्रसह्यसाहिने । नमो वयं वैश्रवणाय कुर्महे । स मे कामान्कामकामाय मह्यम् । कामेश्वरो वैश्रवणो ददातु । कुबेराय वैश्रवणाय । महाराजाय नमः ।

Transliteration (IAST):

rājādhirājāya prasahyasāhine । namo vayaṃ vaiśravaṇāya kurmahe । sa me kāmān kāmakāmāya mahyam । kāmeśvaro vaiśravaṇo dadātu । kuberāya vaiśravaṇāya । mahārājāya namaḥ ।

Simple transliteration: Rajadhirajaya prasahya sahine, namo vayam vaishravanaya kurmahe. Sa me kaman kama-kamaya mahyam, kameshvaro vaishravano dadatu. Kuberaya vaishravanaya, maharajaya namah.

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Label: Vedic (Krishna Yajurveda, Taittiriya Aranyaka).

Meaning, line by line

Sanskrit

Meaning

rājādhirājāya

to the king over kings

prasahya-sāhine

to the one who overcomes (all) by his might

namo vayaṃ … kurmahe

we offer salutation

vaiśravaṇāya

to Vaishravana, son of Vishravas (Kubera)

sa me kāmān

may he … my desired things

kāma-kāmāya mahyam

to me, who desire (them)

kāmeśvaraḥ vaiśravaṇaḥ dadātu

may Vaishravana, lord of desires, grant

kuberāya vaiśravaṇāya

to Kubera, Vaishravana

mahārājāya namaḥ

salutations to the great king

The meanings are our plain English renderings of the words. The verse calls Kubera rājādhirāja, "king of kings". In the Indology list discussion, a scholar notes that rājarāja and rājādhirāja are used as names of Kubera in this Mantrapushpam verse.

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Where the verse comes from

We checked the text in two places on sanskritdocuments.org:

  1. The Taittiriya Aranyaka, Book 1 (Aruna Prashna). The verse appears near the end of the book, in section 129 of the site's continuous numbering. It comes inside a passage about a bali offering to Kubera (sections 124 to 129), which includes the line hiraṇyanābhaye vitudaye kauberāyāyaṃ baliḥ, "this offering is for Kubera". In the Aranyaka the verse is preceded by mayi svāhā and followed by ketavo aruṇāsaśca. The Mantrapushpam lifts it out of this ritual setting.
  2. The Mantrapushpam text. Sanskritdocuments.org gives the "yo'pāṃ puṣpaṃ veda" passage, which it identifies as Taittiriya Aranyaka, first prapathaka, 22nd anuvaka, followed by the rajadhirajaya verse and the closing Om shantih.
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We have not cited an anuvaka number for the Kubera verse itself, because the text we used numbers it only by section. You may see it cited elsewhere with a different reference.

Its place in the Mantrapushpam

"Mantrapushpam" means offering mantras in place of flowers. At the end of a puja the priest and devotees stand, hold flowers and chant, then offer the flowers to the deity. In the sanskritdocuments.org text the sequence is:

  1. Shanti (bhadraṃ karṇebhiḥ śṛṇuyāma devāḥ…)
  2. "Yo'pāṃ puṣpaṃ veda": "He who knows the flower of the waters becomes possessed of flowers, offspring and cattle. The moon is the flower of the waters…", going through fire, wind, sun, moon, stars, rain-cloud and the year as the "abode" (āyatana) of the waters.
  3. Rajadhirajaya: the Kubera verse.
  4. Shanti again.
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Longer and shorter versions are recited in different regions and temples. Ours follows that text. The Kubera verse is almost always present, which is why it is the best-known Vedic prayer to Kubera.

Why a prayer to Kubera ends a puja

The words of the verse suggest why it is a fitting close: once the worship is complete, the devotee salutes the guardian of wealth and asks for his wishes to be fulfilled. The verse asks Kubera, as kāmeśvara, "lord of desires", to grant what the worshipper wishes. Devotees understand it as a prayer for what is needed and right, not a demand for riches.

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How to learn and chant it

  • Learn the accent from a teacher or a good recording. It is a Vedic text with svaras (accents), and traditional teachers stress correct pronunciation.
  • Chant standing, holding flowers, at the end of your home puja, and offer the flowers at the close, as is done in temples.
  • Once is customary at the end of a puja. Some devotees recite it more often during Kubera or Lakshmi-Kubera worship, for example on Dhanteras (Kuber Puja 2026).

These are customs. There is no fixed count.

What devotees believe

In traditional belief the verse invokes Kubera's goodwill so that a household's needs are met and its wealth is protected. That is a devotional belief. The verse does not promise money, and it is not a remedy for debt or business loss.

Frequently asked questions

What is the meaning of rajadhirajaya prasahya sahine?

"To the king of kings, who overcomes all by his might, to Vaishravana we offer salutation." The verse goes on to ask Vaishravana (Kubera), the lord of desires, to grant the worshipper's wishes, and ends with "to Kubera, Vaishravana, the great king, salutations".

Which Veda is rajadhirajaya from?

The Krishna Yajurveda. It occurs in the first book (Aruna Prashna) of the Taittiriya Aranyaka, in a passage about an offering to Kubera, and is recited as part of the Mantrapushpam.

Is rajadhirajaya a Kubera mantra?

Yes. It names Kubera directly ("kuberaya vaishravanaya") and is the best-known Vedic verse addressed to him.

What is the Mantrapushpam?

"Flower of mantras": Vedic passages chanted at the end of a puja while flowers are offered. In the common text it begins with "yo'pam pushpam veda" and ends with the rajadhirajaya verse to Kubera.

Who can chant rajadhirajaya?

In temples it is chanted by priests and the assembled devotees together. Many families chant it at home after learning the pronunciation from a teacher or recording, as is customary for Vedic verses.

Does chanting rajadhirajaya bring wealth?

No result is guaranteed. It is a prayer of salutation to Kubera, chanted to close worship. Devotees believe it invokes his goodwill, but it is not a financial remedy.

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Fact-checked on 5 November 2026.