Father of Simávati; he was a setthi of Bhaddavatí.
He formed a close friendship with Ghositasetthi of Kosambí, through the medium of traders and, when Bhaddavatí was attacked by plague, he left with his wife and daughter to visit Ghositasetthi. But he died of starvation outside the city before he could reach him. DhA.i.187f.