बर्हिष्मती

{ barhiṣmatī }

Puranic Encyclopaedia

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] .

प्राचीन चरित्रकोश

बर्हिष्मती n.  स्वायंभूव मन्वंतर के प्रजापति की कन्या, जो स्वायंभुव मनु के ज्येष्ठपुत्र प्रियव्रत को विवाह में दी गयी थी [भा.५.१.२४] ।

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

बर्हिष्—मती  f.  f. ( अती) N. of a wife of प्रिय-व्रत and daughter of विश्वकर्मन्, [BhP.]

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बर्हिष् मती

N. of a city in ब्रह्मावर्त, ib.