 A description of Kubera's magnificent court appears in the "Mahabharata" as well as the "Meghaduta".Here, Gandharvas and Apsaras entertain Kubera.Shiva and his wife Parvati often frequent Kubera's court, which is attended by semi-divine beings like the "Vidyadharas"; "Kimpurushas"; "Rakshasa"s; "Pishachas"; as well as Padma and Shankha; personified treasures ("nidhi"); and Manibhadra, Kubera's chief attendant and chief of his army.