 In the "Vishnudharmottara Purana", Kubera is described as the embodiment of both "Artha" ("wealth, prosperity, glory") and "Arthashastra"s, the treatises related to it—and his iconography mirrors it.Kubera's complexion is described as that of lotus leaves.He rides a man—the state personified, adorned in golden clothes and ornaments, symbolizing his wealth.