Khyati

Khyati
Personal information
Consort Bhrigu
Children Lakshmi
Dhata
Vidhata
Parents
Siblings Svaha, Swadha, Rati, Diti, Aditi, Rohini, Revati and Sati

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

  1. ↑ Vishnu Purana, Padma Purana
  2. ↑ Matsya Purana
  3. ↑ The Matsya Puranam P-I (B.D. Basu) English Translation Ch #5, Page 17
  4. ↑ Brigu Archived 2013-08-18 at the Wayback Machine. www.urday.in.
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