Bṛhatkīrti (King on the Gautamī)
Bṛhatkīrti · bṛhat-kīrti, “the one of great fame”
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Bṛhatkīrti is the king of a town on the southern bank of the Gautamī, on the northern side of Śrīgiri, in the account of Vipratīrtha in the Gautamī Māhātmya of the Brahma Purāṇa. He had the good qualities of a kshatriya.
In the account of Vipratīrtha
Brahmā tells Nārada of the brāhmaṇa Āsandiva of Antarvedī, who went to sleep without remembering Vishṇu, without purity of mind and with his head to the north. A rākshasī who could take any form she wished carried him off to a town on the southern bank of the Gautamī, on the northern side of Śrīgiri. That town was frequented by many brāhmaṇas and was an abode of dharma and prosperity. The king there was Bṛhatkīrti, endowed with the good qualities of a kshatriya, and his city had boundless, flourishing prosperity.
Source: Brahma Purāṇa, Gautamī Māhātmya, Chapter 97
Sources
- Brahma Purāṇa, Gautamī Māhātmya, Chapter 97