In Hinduism,

Daksha In Hinduism, Daksha (Sanskrit: दक्ष, IAST: , lit. "able, dexterous, or honest one") is one of the '' Prajapati'', the agents of creation, as well as a divine king-rishi. His iconography depicts him as a man with a stocky body and a ha ...

is the son of the creator god

Brahma Brahma ( sa, ब्रह्मा, Brahmā) is a Hindu god, referred to as "the Creator" within the Trimurti, the trinity of supreme divinity that includes Vishnu, and Shiva.Jan Gonda (1969)The Hindu Trinity Anthropos, Bd 63/64, H 1/2, pp. 21 ...

. Different scriptures mention different names of Daksha's wife, though many scholars use Asikni or

Prasuti Prasuti (प्रसूति, ''Prasūti'') is the consort of Daksha and mother of many daughters by him, including the goddess Sati. Prasuti is the daughter of Svayambhuva Manu and Shatarupa. Marriage and children Marriage of Daksha and Pra ...

. Some of the notable daughters of Daksha include

Aditi Aditi (Sanskrit: अदिति, lit. 'boundless' or 'limitless' or 'innocence') is an important Vedic goddess in Hinduism. She is the personification of the sprawling infinite and vast cosmos. She is the goddess of motherhood, consciousne ...

Diti Diti ( sa, दिति) is a daughter of the ''Prajapati'' Daksha in Hinduism. She is a wife of the sage Kashyapa and the mother of the demonic race Daityas and the divine group of Marutas. Legend According to the ''Puranic'' scriptures, Di ...

Swaha Svaha (Sanskrit: स्वाहा, IAST: Svāhā), also referred to as Manyanti, is the Hindu goddess of sacrifices featured in the Vedas. She is the consort of Agni, and the daughter of either Daksha or Brihaspati, depending on the literar ...

Smriti ''Smriti'' ( sa, स्मृति, IAST: '), literally "that which is remembered" are a body of Hindu texts usually attributed to an author, traditionally written down, in contrast to Śrutis (the Vedic literature) considered authorless, that ...

and

Sati Sati or SATI may refer to: Entertainment * ''Sati'' (film), a 1989 Bengali film by Aparna Sen and starring Shabana Azmi * ''Sati'' (novel), a 1990 novel by Christopher Pike *Sati (singer) (born 1976), Lithuanian singer *Sati, a character in ''Th ...

. Kashyap

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The number of Prasuti's daughters is not stable in the Puranic scriptures. She has 16 - 60 daughters. Prasuti's daughters represent virtues of mind and body. They were married to different deities. Alternate accounts state that Daksha and his wife Asikni had 60 daughters, not one of whom resembled their father: # 10 of those daughters were married to Dharma, # 13 to sage Kashyapa, # 27 to Chandra, # 4 to Arishtanemi, # 2 to sons of sage Bhrigu, # 2 to sage Angiras, # 2 to Krisasva.The Matsya Puranam P-I (B.D. Basu) English Translation Ch #5, Page 17 According to ''Padma Purana'', when Daksha felt the number of women are still not sufficient, he decided to have 60 more daughters. Sati was the daughter married to Shiva. The 10 daughters married to Dharma are: # Maruvati, # Vasu, # Jami # Lamba, # Bhanu, # Urjja, # Sankalp, # Mahurath, # Sadhya, and # Vishva. The 13 daughters married to sage Kashyapa are: #

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, # Danu # Arishta, #

Surasa Surasa also Siras is a Hinduism, Hindu goddess, who is described as the mother of the nāga, nagas (serpents)." Her most popular tale appears in the Hindu epic ''Ramayana'', where she is tasked to test the god Hanuman on his way to Lanka. Birth a ...

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Surabhi Kamadhenu ( sa, कामधेनु, , ), also known as Surabhi (, or , ), is a divine bovine-goddess described in Hinduism as the mother of all cows. She is a miraculous cow of plenty who provides her owner whatever he desires and is often ...

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Vinata In Hinduism, Vinata is the mother of Aruna and Garuda. She is one of the daughters of Prajapati Daksha. She is married to Kashyapa, along with several of her sisters. She bears him two sons, the elder being Aruna and the younger being Garuda. ...

, # Tamra, #

Krodhavasha In the ''Ramayana'', Krodhavasha was the wife of the sage Kashyapa, the mother of Surabhi, and the daughter of Daksha. She gave birth to Asuras, or demons, who were also known as Krodhavasas. As she was very short-tempered, the children born to her ...

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Kadru Kadru () is usually regarded as the daughter of Daksha and the consort of the sage Kashyapa in Hindu scriptures. Kashyapa is the son of Marichi, who is a manasaputra, a mind-born son of Brahma. Kadru is best known as the mother of the nagas, ...

, # Vishva, # Muni.Matsya Purana (Sanskrit) Ch #6, Sloka 1-2 The 27 daughters married to Chandra are: #

Ashvinī Ashvini (अश्विनी ''aśvinī'') is the first nakshatra (lunar mansion) in Hindu astronomy having a spread from 0°-0'-0" to 13°-20', corresponding to the head of Aries, including the stars β and γ Arietis. The name ''aśvin ...

, (Aswathy) # Bharanī, # Kṛttikā (the Pleiades), (Karthika) # Rohinī, # Mrigashīra, (Makayiram) # Ārdrā, (Thiruvathira) #

Punarvasu Punarvasu is a Nakshatra in Hindu astrology, which refers to the two brightest stars in the constellation of Gemini: Castor and Pollux. Astrology Punarvasu extends from 20 degrees 00 minutes of Mithun (Gemini) to 03 degrees 20 minutes of Ka ...

, (Punartham) #

Pushya Pushya is a nakshatra in Indian astrology. Some texts refer to it as Tishya, meaning "to look". It corresponds to γ, δ, and θ Cancri in the Cancer (constellation) Cancer is one of the twelve constellations of the zodiac and is located i ...

, (Pooyam) # Ashlesha, (Ayilyam) # Maghā, (Makam) # Pūrvaphalgunī, (Pooram) # Uttaraphalgunī, (Uthram) # Hasta, (Atham) # Chitrā (Spica), (Chithira) # Svātī (Arcturus), (Chothi) #

Vishākhā Vishākhā is a nakshatra in Indian astronomy spread in Tula or Libra (The 7th House of Natural Vedic Astrology). In Hindu mythology, Vishākhā is a daughter of king Daksha. She was one of the twenty-seven daughters of Daksha who married the moo ...

, (Visakham) # Anurādhā or Rādha, (Anizham) #

Jyeshtha Jyeshtha or Jyēṣṭha ( sa, ज्येष्ठ; ne, जेठ ''jēṭ''; as, জেঠ ''zeth''; or, ଜ୍ୟେଷ୍ଠ ''Jyeṣṭha'') is a month of the Hindu calendar. In India's national civil calendar, Jyestha is the third mon ...

, (Thrikketta) # Mūla, (Moolam) # Purbashādha or Pūrvashādhā, (Pooradam) # Uttarashara, (Uthradam) #

Shravana Shravana is the 22nd ''nakshatra'' (Devanagari नक्षत्र) or ''lunar mansion'' as used in Hindu astronomy, Hindu calendar and Hindu astrology. It belongs to the constellation Makara (Devanagari: मकर), a legendary sea creature re ...

, Abhijit, (Thiruvonam) # Dhanistha, (Avittam) #

Shatabhisha Shatabhisha, also known as Chathayam or Sadayam (Devanagari: शतभिषा, ta, சதயம், ml, ചതയം), or ''Shatabhishak'' or ''Shatataraka'' is the 24th '' nakshatra'' in Hindu astronomy. It corresponds to the star γ Aqua ...

, (Chathayam) # Pūrva Bhādrapadā, (Pooruruttathi) # Uttarbhadrapada, (Uthruttathi) # Revatī (Revathi)

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