Audaka carries a connotation of water-dwelling birds. Śuci was one of the daughters born of the womb of Tāmrā (Tamra), daughter of Dakṣa (Daksha), and sired by Kaśyapa (Kasyapa). This Śuci (Suchi)was the mother of water-dwelling birds, as mentioned in Purāṇa (Purana; Mythological Scripture).