Pramati (son of Viśvarūpa)
Pramati · pra-mati, “of excellent understanding”
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Pramati is the son of the mighty Viśvarūpa, who was the son of Viśvakarman, and the father of the lordly Bhauvana, ruler of the whole world. Brahmā names him to Nārada in the Gautamī Māhātmya of the Brahma Purāṇa, at the opening of the account of Daśāśvamedha Tīrtha.
His line
The line, as Brahmā gives it, runs: Viśvakarman; his son, the glorious Viśvarūpa of great strength; Viśvarūpa’s son Pramati; and Pramati’s son, the lordly Bhauvana.
Bhauvana, the strong-armed sārvabhauma (ruler of the whole earth), had Kaśyapa as his purohita and wished to perform ten aśvamedhas at once. The yajñas, begun away from the right devayajana, could not be completed. Sent by Saṃvarta to Brahmā, Bhauvana and Kaśyapa were told to go to the Gautamī, where a single aśvamedha and the bath there would give the fruit of ten. There Bhūmi asked the son of Pramati not to give her away, and he gave food to the brāhmaṇas instead. The place is known ever since as Daśāśvamedha Tīrtha.
Source: Brahma Purāṇa, Gautamī Māhātmya, Chapter 13
Sources
- Brahma Purāṇa, Gautamī Māhātmya, Chapter 13