 The early texts "Gautama Dharmashastra" and "Apastamba" describe him as a man.Only the "Grihyasutra"s of Shankhayana and Hiranyakesin call him a god, and suggest offerings of meat, sesame seeds and flowers to him.The "Purana"s and the epics "Mahabharata" and "Ramayana" grant Kubera unquestioned godhood.