Prasuti

Prasuti
Personal information
Consort Daksha
Children Svāhā, Diti, Aditi, Khyati and Sati
Parents

Prasuti is a Hindu goddess, who is the daughter of Svayambhuva Manu[1] and Shatarupa; wife of Daksha[2][3] and mother of many daughters by him, including the goddess Sati.

Marriage and children

Marriage of Daksha and Prasuti was the first marriage in Hinduism. Daughters were born to them; some of them are: Svaha (wife of Agni), Swadha (wife of Pitras), Diti and Aditi (both wives to Kashyapa), and Sati (wife of Shiva). Another daughter, Khyati, is married to Bhrigu; their child is the great goddess of beauty and wealth — Lakshmi.

References

  1. ↑ Suresh Chandra. Encyclopaedia of Hindu Gods and Goddesses. p. 252.
  2. ↑ Hansa B. Bhatt (2004). A critical study of the Mahābhāgavatapurāṇam. p. 492. "Daksa accompanied by his wife Prasuti...”
  3. ↑ B. K. Chaturvedi i Bhojraj Dwivedi (2016). Linga Purana. "Daksha married Prasuti and they had twenty four daughters...”
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