▁Rav ana , ▁after ▁acqu iring ▁a ▁bo on ▁of ▁Bra h ma , ▁drove ▁Kub era ▁away ▁from ▁L anka ▁and ▁seized ▁his ▁P ush p aka ▁V im ana , ▁which ▁was ▁returned ▁to ▁Kub era ▁after ▁Rav ana ' s ▁death . ▁Kub era ▁then ▁settled ▁on ▁Gand ham and ana ▁mountain , ▁near ▁Mount ▁K ail ash ▁– ▁the ▁ab ode ▁of ▁the ▁god ▁Sh iva — in ▁the ▁H imal ay as . ▁Sometimes , ▁K ail ash ▁itself ▁is ▁called ▁Kub era ' s ▁residence . ▁His ▁city ▁is ▁usually ▁called ▁A la ka ▁or ▁A la ka - p uri ▁(" curl - city "), ▁but ▁also ▁P rab ha ▁(" spl end our "), ▁Vas ud h ara ▁(" be je we led ") ▁and ▁Vas u - st h ali ▁(" ab ode ▁of ▁tre asures "). ▁There , ▁Kub era ▁had ▁a ▁gro ve ▁called ▁C ait rar ath a , ▁where ▁the ▁leaves ▁were ▁j ew els ▁and ▁the ▁f ruits ▁were ▁girls ▁of ▁heaven . ▁There ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁char ming ▁lake ▁called ▁N al ini ▁in ▁the ▁gro ve . ▁Kub era ▁is ▁often ▁described ▁as ▁a ▁friend ▁of ▁Sh iva ▁in ▁the ▁ep ics . ▁The ▁Pad ma ▁Pur ana ▁says ▁that ▁Kub era ▁pray ed ▁to ▁Sh iva ▁for ▁many ▁years , ▁and ▁Sh iva ▁granted ▁him ▁the ▁king ship ▁of ▁Y ak sh as . ▁ ▁A ▁description ▁of ▁Kub era ' s ▁magnific ent ▁court ▁appears