▁described ▁as ▁born ▁from ▁a ▁cow . ▁However , ▁from ▁the ▁Pur anas , ▁he ▁is ▁described ▁as ▁the ▁grand son ▁of ▁Pul ast ya ▁and ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁V ish ra va ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁I lav ida ▁( or ▁Il iv ila ▁or ▁Dev av arn ini ), ▁daughter ▁of ▁the ▁s age ▁B har adv aja ▁or ▁Tr in ab indu . ▁ ▁By ▁this ▁time , ▁though ▁still ▁described ▁as ▁an ▁as ura , ▁Kub era ▁is ▁offered ▁pray ers ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁all ▁rit ual ▁sacrific es . ▁His ▁titles , ▁such ▁as ▁" best ▁of ▁k ings " ▁and ▁" L ord ▁of ▁k ings " ▁( Har iv ams a ▁indicate ▁that ▁Kub era ▁is ▁made ▁" L ord ▁of ▁k ings "), ▁in ▁contrast ▁to ▁the ▁god - king ▁of ▁heaven , ▁Ind ra , ▁whose ▁title ▁of ▁" best ▁of ▁gods " ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁later ▁belief ▁that ▁Kub era ▁was ▁a ▁man . ▁The ▁early ▁texts ▁G aut ama ▁D harm ash ast ra ▁and ▁Ap ast amba ▁describe ▁him ▁as ▁a ▁man . ▁Only ▁the ▁G ri hy as ut ras ▁of ▁Sh ank h ay ana ▁and ▁Hir any akes in ▁call ▁him ▁a ▁god , ▁and ▁suggest ▁offer ings ▁of ▁meat , ▁ses ame ▁se eds ▁and ▁flowers ▁to ▁him . ▁ ▁Pur an ic ▁and ▁ep ic ▁descri ptions : ▁God hood ▁acquired ▁ ▁The ▁Pur anas ▁and ▁the ▁ep ics ▁Mah ab har ata ▁and ▁Ram ay