BARHIṢMATĪ Wife of Priyavrata, son of Svāyambhuva Manu and brother of Uttānapāda. She was the daughter of Viśvakarmaprajāpati. Priyavrata married another daughter of his named Surūpā. Surūpā delivered ten sons and a daughter. They were: Agnīdhra, Idhmajihva, Yajñabāhu, Mahāvīra, Rukmaśukra, Ghṛtapṛṣṭha, Savana, Madhātithi, Vītihotra, Kavi and a daughter Ūrjjasvatī. Priyavrata got of his wife Barhiṣmatī three sons, Uttama, Tamasa and Raivata. These sons became in due course the Manvantarādhipatis.
[Aṣṭama Skandha, Devī Bhāgavata] .