The Purana Index v2.c7.s4.2406

v2.c7.s4.2406

*Priyavrata* (1)—one of the two sons of Svāyambhuva Manu and an *aṃśa* of Vasudeva,¹ married two wives Barhiṣmatī daughter of Viśvakarman and another, had ten sons and a daughter through his first wife, among whom were two sons Āgnīdhra and Manu Uttama, through the second wife he had three sons, all rulers of Manvantaras, though a Bhāgavata and devoted to Nārada, in obedience to his father's wishes remained a house-holder and administered his kingdom, three of the ten sons by the first wife Mahāvīra Kavi and Savana remained bachelors all through life, ruled for eleven *arbuda* years, possessed superhuman powers, he followed the sun by making seven circuits, determined to make night also day, these seven circuits resulted in the formation of seven seas and seven continents of which his sons became rulers, gave his daughter to Uśanas, following the footsteps of Nārada he classified the land fixing rivers mountains and forests as boundaries,² founder of a glorious line, his descendents,³ obliged to Viṣṇu,⁴ went to heaven by *tapas*⁵ Married the daughter of Kardama and had two daughters, Samrāt and Kukṣi besides ten sons, to this line belong the Manus, Svārociṣa, Uttama, Tāmasa and Raivata ⁶