Prasuti

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]

Prasuti
The beautiful wife of Daksha
Personal information
Parents
ConsortDaksha
ChildrenSvāhā
Khyati
Sati etc
Sati — daughter of Prasuti

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

References

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