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Prasuti

• Title	Prasuti
  Short Title	WIKI.Prasuti
  Author	Wiki
  Publisher	Wikipedia
  Call Number	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prasuti
  Repository	WIKI.EN
  Source ID	S133
  Linked to	Family: Daksha / Prasuti

  
  

• Consort of Daksha, mother of Sati Prasuti The queen consort of Daksha Sculpture of Daksha and his wife Prasuti. Personal information Parents Svayambhuva Manu (father) Shatarupa (mother) Consort Daksha Children Daughters including Svaha, Khyati Sati and Smriti Prasuti (प्रसूति, Prasūti) 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 and Shatarupa.[3][4] Marriage and children According to the Vishnu Purana, the Linga Purana and the Padma Purana, Daksha and his wife Prasuti had many daughters (the numbers vary from 16 to 60, but most scholars consider it 24 — Shraddha, Bhakti, Dhriti, Thushti, Pushti, Medha, Kriya, Buddhika, Lajja Gauri, Vapu, Santi, Siddhika, Kirtti, Khyati, Sambhuti, Smriti, Priti, Kshama, Sannati, Urjja, Svaha, Svadha, and Sati.[5] The Padma Purana records that Daksha felt that 24 daughters were not enough and produced more 60 maidens, though these sixty daughters are mentioned as the offsprings of Asikni in other texts.[6] References ↑ Hansa B. Bhatt (2004). A critical study of the Mahābhāgavatapurāṇam. p. 492. "Daksa accompanied by his wife Prasuti..." ↑ B. K. Chaturvedi i Bhojraj Dwivedi (2016). Linga Purana. "Daksha married Prasuti and they had twenty four daughters..." ↑ Suresh Chandra. Encyclopaedia of Hindu Gods and Goddesses. p. 252. ↑ Dalal, Roshen (2010). Hinduism: An Alphabetical Guide. Penguin Books India. ISBN 978-0-14-341421-6. ↑ Vishnu Purana, Vol-I, H.H. Willson. Book-I,Ch-#7, Page 109 ↑ Wilkins, W.J. (2003). Hindu Mythology. New Delhi: D.K. Printworld (P) Limited. p. 373. ISBN 81-246-0234-4. This information is sourced from Wikipedia, the leading online open-content collaborative (crowd-sourced) encyclopedia. Wikipedia and/or TransLiteral Foundations can not guarantee the validaity of content above and can not be held responsible for inaccuracies or libelious information within. Please see Wikipedia General Disclaimer.