Khyati
Khyati | |
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Siblings | Svaha, Swadha, Rati, Diti, Aditi, Rohini, Revati and Sati |
Consort | Bhrigu |
Children | Lakshmi Dhata Vidhata |
Khyati, a figure in Hindu mythology, is the daughter of the god Daksha (दक्ष) and his consort, Prasuti.
According to Puranas, Daksha had 24 daughters from his wife Prasuti[1] and another 62 from his wife Panchajani (Virini).[2][3] One of them is Khyati, meaning "celebrity". But the main meaning is "divine light consciousness", as principle associated to the prajapati Bhrigu. Khyati expresses all-round knowledge and the beauty of it, applied as light and action.
She is also married to the sage Bhrigu, and they had two sons named Dhata and Vidhata[4], as well as a daughter named Lakshmi or Shri, who is married to Lord Vishnu (Narayana).
She is the sister to Sati, who is the first consort of Shiva.
References
- ^ Vishnu Purana, Padma Purana
- ^ Matsya Purana
- ^ The Matsya Puranam P-I (B.D. Basu) English Translation Ch #5, Page 17
- ^ Brigu Archived 2013-08-18 at the Wayback Machine www.urday.in.