In some Purāṇa(s) (Purana; Mythological Scripture), Udbhida is mentioned as Udbhijja and Udbhita. He was the son of king Jyotiṣmāna of Kuśadvīpa (Kusadwipa). Jyotiṣmāna divided Kuśadvīpa in seven varṣa(s) (varsha; a vast teritorry), and appointed his seven sons as rulers of those divisions. The division ruled by Udbhida came to be known as Udbhidavarṣa or Udbhijjavarṣa (Udbhijjavarsha).