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Srila Vyasadeva tells the pastime of Barbarikas birth so first he tells about his mother Maurvi

Srila Vyasadeva tells the pastime of Barbarikas birth so first he tells about his mother Maurvi
This is all from Mahabharata
So according to Wikipedia she had another name also :
Ahilawati
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mauravi (Ahilawati)
In-universe information
Family Mura or Vasuki (father), Hidimba (Mother-in-Law), Bhima (Father-in-Law)
Spouse Ghatotkacha
Children Barbarika, Meghavarna and Anjanaparvan (Sons)
In regional versions of the Hindu epic Mahabharata, Ahilawati (Ahilāvati), also known as Mauravi (Mourvi, Maurvi) and Kamkanthika, was the wife of Ghatotkacha.
According to a legend, Ahilawati or Mauravi was the daughter of Mura, the general of the demon Narakasura. The God Krishna, along with his wife Satyabhama, set forth to defeat Narakasura. First, Mauravi fought with Satyabhama. After Krishna killed Narakasura, he killed Maurvi's father, Mura. Mauravi decided to avenge her father's death. However, after realising the divinity of Krishna, she surrendered. Krishna consoled her by promising her that soon she would soon get married.
As per a folktale, Ahilawati was a Nāga Kanyā[1] (Snake-maiden). She was the daughter of Vasuki, the sacred serpent of the god Shiva. As per the tale, Ahilavati had been cursed by Shiva's wife Parvati for offering stale flowers to Shiva. The curse was that she would get a mortified man as her husband.[2] It is said that Bhima was poisoned by Shakuni and Duryodhana and thrown in a river, after which he wafted and reached Ahilyavati's kingdom. Owing to the curse, Ahilyavati soon recognised him as Vayu's son and asked her father to furnish life to him, failing which she would burn herself alive in Bhima's pyre. Vasuki gave him the elixir obtained from Shiva, after which Bhima came back to life.[3]
It is said that Mauravi (Ahilawati) took a vow that she would only marry the man who can defeat her in intelligence and in a battle. In order to fulfil this vow, Mauravi killed many men. Upon the recommendation of Krishna, Bhima's son Ghatotkacha was asked to marry Mauravi. He defeated her in both of these tasks and married her. After this, her vow was fulfilled. According to tradition-specific legends, she bore a son called Barbarika, who is believed to have been present at the Kurukshetra War.
Note : I was reading in Mahabharata that Goddess Kamyaka appeared to Maurvi when she attacked Krishna to kill Him with a sword given to her by the goddess ,she told Maurvi that you must give me the sword back ,because this powerful sword belong to Mother Laxmi and can not be used to hurt Her husband .She gave the Sword to the Godess and Krsna freed all 16108 Princesses imprisoned by Narakasura .Later Maurvi married Ghatokacha the son on Bhima and Hidimba and their son was Barbarika, he also later worshipped Godess Kamyaka and got these 3 arrows that could destroy all armies

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