The Geographical Dictionary of Ancient and Mediaeval India c5.s12.124

c5.s12.124

Utpalāraṇya—Bithoor, fourteen miles from Cawnpore, where the hermitage of Vālmīki was situated It was at this place that Sītā gave birth to Lava and Kuśa It was the site of the celebrated city called Pratiṣṭhāna, which was ruled by Pajā Uttanapāda, the father of Dhruva It contains a ghāṭ called Brahmāvartta ghāṭ Uttānapāda is also said to have been the king of Brahmāvartta, the country between the rivers Sarasvatī and Driṣadvatī The remains of a fort here, on the bank of the Ganges, are pointed out as the fort of Rājā Uttānapāda Utpalavana according to the *Mahābhārata* (*Vana P*, ch 87) is situated in Pañchāla