Mortal · Shaiva · North India
Gunanidhi
A gambler and thief, son of Yajnadatta of Kampilya, who brightens a Shiva temple lamp with his own cloth on Shivaratri and is reborn as Kubera.
Sources: Shiva Purana, Rudra Samhita, Srishti Khanda 17 to 18, the story of Gunanidhi, English translation (Wisdom Library) · see Gunanidhi's web