ana ▁grant ▁Kub era ▁un question ed ▁god hood . ▁Kub era ▁also ▁acquired ▁the ▁status ▁of ▁the ▁" L ord ▁of ▁rich es " ▁and ▁the ▁wealth iest ▁De va . ▁He ▁also ▁becomes ▁a ▁L oka - p ala ▁(" world ▁prote ctor ") ▁and ▁guard ian ▁( d ik - p ala ) ▁of ▁the ▁North ▁direction , ▁although ▁he ▁is ▁also ▁sometimes ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁East . ▁Kub era ' s ▁status ▁as ▁a ▁L oka - p ala ▁and ▁a ▁d ik - p ala ▁is ▁assured ▁in ▁the ▁Ram ay ana , ▁but ▁in ▁the ▁Mah ab har ata , ▁some ▁lists ▁do ▁not ▁include ▁Kub era . ▁Thus , ▁Kub era ▁is ▁considered ▁a ▁later ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁original ▁list ▁of ▁L oka - pal as , ▁where ▁the ▁gods ▁Ag ni ▁or ▁S oma ▁appear ▁in ▁his ▁place . ▁This ▁status , ▁the ▁Ram ay ana ▁records , ▁was ▁granted ▁to ▁Kub era ▁by ▁Bra h ma — the ▁cre ator - god ▁and ▁father ▁of ▁Pul ast ya — as ▁a ▁reward ▁for ▁his ▁severe ▁pen ance . ▁Bra h ma ▁also ▁con ferred ▁upon ▁Kub era ▁the ▁rich es ▁of ▁the ▁world ▁( N id his ), ▁" equality ▁with ▁gods ", ▁and ▁the ▁P ush p aka ▁V im ana , ▁a ▁flying ▁ch ari ot . ▁Kub era ▁then ▁ruled ▁in ▁the ▁golden ▁city ▁of ▁L anka , ▁identified ▁with ▁modern - day ▁Sri ▁L anka . ▁The ▁Mah ab har