The race of Agni - Verse 14
Brahmanda Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · 12 · Verse 14
Sanskrit Original
यो सावाहवनीयो ऽग्निरभिमानी द्विजैः स्मृतः। कावेरीं कृष्णवेणां च नर्मदां यमुनां तथा।।
yo sāvāhavanīyo 'gnirabhimānī dvijaiḥ smṛtaḥ| kāverīṃ kṛṣṇaveṇāṃ ca narmadāṃ yamunāṃ tathā||
The fire Śaṃsya who is remembered as Āhavanīya fire as well as one who is identified with fire (Abhimānin, one who takes pride) by the Brāhmaṇas loved these sixteen rivers: viz.: Kāverī, Kṛṣṇaveṇā, Narmadā, Yamunā, Godāvarī, Vitastā, Canḍrabhāgā, Irāvatī, Vipāśā, Kauśikī, Śatadru, Sarayū, Sītā, Sarasvatī, Hrādinī and Pāvanī. He divided himself into sixteen Dhāmans (abodes) and in those abodes he deposited himself. The Dhiṣṇīs (abodes i.e. fire-places) were caused to move by vehicles (Kṛttikas) (?) and the sons were born in those Dhiṣṇīs. Hence those sons are called “Dhiṣṇis”. Thus these sons of the rivers were born in the Dhiṣṇis and they are glorified as Dhiṣṇis.