According to Bhagavatapurāṇa (Bhagavatapurana), Utkalā (Utkala) is the wife of Samrāt (Samrat), the son of Citraratha(Chitraratha), in the lineage of Priyavrata, the eldest son of Svāyambhuva (Swayambhuva ) Manu. A son called Marīci (Marichi)was born of her womb, and fathered by Samrāt.