Buddhikovida
Buddhikovida · buddhi-kovida, “wise in understanding”
Buddhikovida, “wise in understanding”, is a brāhmaṇa in the account the Vaitāla tells Vikramāditya in the Pratisarga Parva of the Bhavishya Purāṇa.
He came to Haridāsa, the envoy of King Mahābala, and showed him his special vidyās: he did japa of a mantra, performed ārādhanā of the Devī, and made appear a wondrous vimāna named Śīghraga, “the swift-goer”. Charmed by his vidyās, Haridāsa chose him for his daughter Mahādevī.
When a rākshasa carried Mahādevī off to the Vindhya mountain, Buddhikovida seated the other two suitors in his sky-going vimāna and took them there. Answering the Vaitāla’s question, Vikramāditya said that Buddhikovida, who brought her back by the vimāna produced through his mantra-bala, is like a brother to the girl.
Source: Bhavishya Purāṇa, Pratisarga Parva, Khaṇḍa 2, Chapters 1–23
Sources
- Bhavishya Purāṇa, Pratisarga Parva, Khaṇḍa 2, Chapters 1–23