Prasuti
Encyclopedia
Prasuti is a Hindu
goddess
, who is the daughter of Svayambhuva Manu and Shatroopa, wife of Daksha
and mother of many daughters by him.
and Prasuti
was the first official marriage of first Manvantara
. Both gave birth to 16 daughters:
13 Daughters married to Dharma
, Svaha
to Agni
, Swadha to Pitras and Sati
to Lord Shiva
.
Hinduism
Hinduism is the predominant and indigenous religious tradition of the Indian Subcontinent. Hinduism is known to its followers as , amongst many other expressions...
goddess
Goddess
A goddess is a female deity. In some cultures goddesses are associated with Earth, motherhood, love, and the household. In other cultures, goddesses also rule over war, death, and destruction as well as healing....
, who is the daughter of Svayambhuva Manu and Shatroopa, wife of Daksha
Daksha
In Hinduism, Daksha, "the skilled one", is an ancient creator god, one of the Prajapatis, the Rishis and the Adityas. Daksha is said to be the son of Aditi and Brahma...
and mother of many daughters by him.
Marriage and children
Marriage of DakshaDaksha
In Hinduism, Daksha, "the skilled one", is an ancient creator god, one of the Prajapatis, the Rishis and the Adityas. Daksha is said to be the son of Aditi and Brahma...
and Prasuti
Prasuti
Prasuti is a Hindu goddess, who is the daughter of Svayambhuva Manu and Shatroopa, wife of Daksha and mother of many daughters by him.-Marriage and children:Marriage of Daksha and Prasuti was the first official marriage of first Manvantara...
was the first official marriage of first Manvantara
Manvantara
Manvantara or Manuvantara , or age of a Manu , the Hindu progenitor of mankind, is an astronomical period of time measurement. Manvantara is a Sanskrit sandhi, a combination of words manu and antara, manu-antara or manvantara, literally meaning the duration of a Manu, or his life span .Each...
. Both gave birth to 16 daughters:
- Shraddha
- Maitri
- Daya
- Shanti
- Trishti
- Pushti
- Kriya
- Unatti
- Buddhi
- Medha
- Titiksha
- Lajja
- Moorti
- Svaha
- Swadha
- Sati
13 Daughters married to Dharma
Dharma
Dharma means Law or Natural Law and is a concept of central importance in Indian philosophy and religion. In the context of Hinduism, it refers to one's personal obligations, calling and duties, and a Hindu's dharma is affected by the person's age, caste, class, occupation, and gender...
, Svaha
Svaha
In Hinduism and Buddhism, the Sanskrit lexical item svāhā is an interjection, approximately "hail!" in mantras indicating the end of the mantra. In the Tibetan language, "svaha" is translated as "so be it" and is often pronounced and orthographically represented as "soha"...
to Agni
Agni
Agni is a Hindu deity, one of the most important of the Vedic gods. He is the god of fire and the acceptor of sacrifices. The sacrifices made to Agni go to the deities because Agni is a messenger from and to the other gods...
, Swadha to Pitras and Sati
Sati
Sati may refer to:*An alternative name for Hindu goddess Dakshayani, Shiva's first wife*Sati , an ancient Indian tradition of the immolation of a widow on her husband's funeral pyre, now illegal*Mindfulness...
to Lord Shiva
Shiva
Shiva is a major Hindu deity, and is the destroyer god or transformer among the Trimurti, the Hindu Trinity of the primary aspects of the divine. God Shiva is a yogi who has notice of everything that happens in the world and is the main aspect of life. Yet one with great power lives a life of a...
.