The Purana Index v2.c7.s5.78

v2.c7.s5.78

Barhiṣad (also Prācīnabarhisa)—a son of Havirdhāna; married Śatadrutī, a well accomplished daughter of Samudra under directions from Brahmā; Agni conceived a passion for her as he conceived for Śukī; by Śatadrutī, Barhiṣad had ten sons who were collectively known as Prācetasas; being versed in the Vedic lore he continued to perform Vedic sacrifices always,¹ Nārada called on him and in imparting Ātmatatva by saying there was no use of killing animals in sacrifices, narrated to him the legend of Purañjana, the interpretation of the legend of Purañjana by Nārada himself and the relation between jiva and paramātma which it conveyed, Nārada's return to Siddhaloka, the sage-king appointed his sons to be in charge of the administration and withdrew for tapas to Kapila's hermitage where he attained moksa ²