ak ub ara ▁(" Re ed - ax le "), ▁Man ig riv a ▁(" Be j ew led - ne ck ") ▁or ▁V arna - k avi ▁(" Col our ful ▁poet "), ▁and ▁May ur aja ▁(" king ▁of ▁animals ▁res emb ling ▁men "); ▁and ▁a ▁daughter ▁called ▁Min ak sh i ▁(" fish - ey ed "). ▁The ▁Mah ab har ata ▁calls ▁his ▁wife ▁R idd hi ▁(" pro s per ity ") ▁and ▁N al ak ub ara ▁his ▁son . ▁ ▁Wor ship ▁As ▁the ▁tre as urer ▁of ▁the ▁rich es ▁of ▁the ▁world , ▁Kub era ▁is ▁pres cribed ▁to ▁be ▁wor sh ipped . ▁Kub era ▁also ▁cred ited ▁money ▁to ▁the ▁god ▁V enk ates hw ara ▁( a ▁form ▁of ▁the ▁god ▁V ish nu ) ▁for ▁his ▁marriage ▁with ▁Pad m av ati . ▁In ▁rem emb rance ▁of ▁this , ▁the ▁reason ▁dev ote es ▁go ▁to ▁Tir up ati ▁to ▁don ate ▁money ▁in ▁V enk ates hw ara ' s ▁H und i ▁(" Don ation ▁pot "), ▁is ▁so ▁that ▁he ▁can ▁pay ▁it ▁back ▁to ▁Kub era . ▁ ▁While ▁Kub era ▁still ▁enjo ys ▁pray ers ▁as ▁the ▁god ▁of ▁wealth , ▁his ▁role ▁is ▁largely ▁taken ▁by ▁the ▁god ▁of ▁wisdom , ▁fortune ▁and ▁obst acle - rem oval , ▁G anes ha , ▁with ▁whom ▁he ▁is ▁generally ▁associated . ▁ ▁Bey ond ▁H indu ism ▁Kub era ▁is ▁recognized ▁outside