A son of Brihaspati. He was poor, and once asked King Salva for money. The miserly king refused and the brahmin started praying to the goddess for wealth. While he was praying, a girl fell out of his mouth. he named her Devavati. She grew up and was beautiful. An asura named Shambhu desired to marry her, but Kushadhwaja refused. The angry asura entered the house at night and killed him. Devavati woke up and cursed the asura into ashes. She then started praying to get Vishnu as her husband. During that time, Ravana reached there and wanted to make her his wife. When she refused, he pulled her by the hair. She cut her hair off and flung herself into a pyre. She was reborn as Sita, daughter of Janaka as per Uttararamayana.