Prasuti
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The beautiful wife of Daksha | |
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| Consort | Daksha |
| Children | Svāhā Khyati Sati etc |
Prasuti (प्रसूति, Prasūti) is a Hindu goddess. She is the consort of Daksha[1][2] and mother of many daughters by him, including the goddess Sati. Prasuti is the daughter of Svayambhuva Manu[3] and Shatarupa;[4]
Marriage and children
Marriage of Daksha and Prasūti was the first marriage in Hinduism. Daughters were born to them; some of them are Svaha (wife of her uncle Agni), Swadha (wife of Pitras), and Sati (the first wife of Shiva). Another daughter, Khyati, is married to the sage Bhrigu; their child is the great goddess of wealth and prosperity, Lakshmi.
See also
- Panchajani (another wife of Daksha)
References
- ^ Hansa B. Bhatt (2004). A critical study of the Mahābhāgavatapurāṇam. p. 492. "Daksa accompanied by his wife Prasuti..."
- ^ B. K. Chaturvedi i Bhojraj Dwivedi (2016). Linga Purana. "Daksha married Prasuti and they had twenty four daughters..."
- ^ Suresh Chandra. Encyclopaedia of Hindu Gods and Goddesses. p. 252.
- ^ Prasuti is the youngest daughter of her parents.
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