According to Brahmāṇḍapurāṇa (Brahmandapurana), Āhṛtya(Ahritya) was one of the gaṇa (gana, genus) of the Apsarā (Apsara; Celestial coutesans). These Apsarās belonging to the Ahṛtya gaṇa were the mānasakanyā (manasakanya; daughters emerged from one’s mental conception) of Brahmā (Brahma).