Dakshayani

In Hinduism, Dakshayani is one of the daughters of Prajapati Daksha and his wife Prasuti. Other names for Dakshayani include Satī, Gowri, Lalitha, Sivakamini, Aparna, and many others; a listing is to be found in the Lalitha Sahasranamam. This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... In Hinduism, Daksha is an ancient creator god, one of the Prajapatis, the Rishis and the Adityas, and a son of Aditi and Brahma. ... In Hinduism, Prasuti is the wife of Daksha, and mother of many daughters by him, including Rohini and Sati. ...

The Goddess Uma, a personification of the divine "Omkaara", took human birth at the bidding of Brahma. She was born as a daughter of Daksha Prajapati, a son of Brahma himself, and his wife Prasuti. In bidding the Goddess Uma to take human birth, Brahma's design was that she should wed Shiva; it was therefore natural that Gowri as a child adored the tales and legends associated with Shiva, and grew up an ardent devotee. Brahma, the Creator, is depicted with four heads, each reciting one of the four Vedas. ... In Hinduism, Daksha is an ancient creator god, one of the Prajapatis, the Rishis and the Adityas, and a son of Aditi and Brahma. ... Brahma, the Creator, is depicted with four heads, each reciting one of the four Vedas. ... In Hinduism, Prasuti is the wife of Daksha, and mother of many daughters by him, including Rohini and Sati. ... Brahma, the Creator, is depicted with four heads, each reciting one of the four Vedas. ... Lord Shiva. ... Lord Shiva. ...

As Gowri grew to womanhood, the idea of marrying anyone else, as proposed by her father, became anathema to her. Every proposal from valiant and rich kings made her crave evermore the ascetic of Kailasa, the God of Gods, who bestowed All on this world and himself held nothing. Kailasa (also called Kailash) is believed to be the home of Lord Shiva by Hindus, and is a pilgrimage site. ...

To win Shiva, the daughter of Daksha forsook the luxuries of her father's palace and betook herself to a forest, there to devote herself to austerities and the worship of Shiva. So rigorous were her penances, that she gradually renouced food itself, at once stage subsisting on leaves alone, and then giving up even that (Aparna). Her prayers bore fruit; after testing her resolve, Shiva finally acceded to her wished and consented to make her his bride. Lord Shiva. ... In Hinduism, Daksha is an ancient creator god, one of the Prajapatis, the Rishis and the Adityas, and a son of Aditi and Brahma. ... Lord Shiva. ... Lord Shiva. ...

An esctatic Dakshayani returned to her natal home, to await her bridegroom, but found her father less than enthused by the turn of events. The wedding was held in due course, and Gowri went to live with Shiva in Kailasa. Daksha, depicted by legend as an arrogant king, did not get on with his renunciate son-in-law, and basically cut his daughter away from her natal family. Lord Shiva. ... Kailasa (also called Kailash) is believed to be the home of Lord Shiva by Hindus, and is a pilgrimage site. ... In Hinduism, Daksha is an ancient creator god, one of the Prajapatis, the Rishis and the Adityas, and a son of Aditi and Brahma. ...

Daksha once organized a grand yagna, to which all the celestials were invited, with the exception of Gowri and Shiva. Wanting to meet her parents, relatives and childhood friends, Gowri reasoned within herself that her parents had neglected to make a formal invitation only because, as family, such formality was unnecessary; certainly, she needed no invitation to visit her own mother and would go anyway. Shiva sought to dissuade her, but she was resolved upon going; he then provided her with an escort and bid her provoke no incident. In Hinduism, Daksha is an ancient creator god, one of the Prajapatis, the Rishis and the Adityas, and a son of Aditi and Brahma. ... Lord Shiva. ... Lord Shiva. ...

Gowri was received coolly by her father; they were soon in the midst of a humungous argument about the virtues (and alleged lack thereof) of Shiva. Every passing moment made it clear to Gowri that her father was gross, vain, obstreperous and entirely incapable of appreciating the many excellent qualities of her husband. The thought came forcibly to Gowri that so much abuse was being heaped on Shiva only because he had wed her; she was the cause of this dishonour to her husband. She was consumed by rage against her father and loathing for his mentality. Lord Shiva. ... Lord Shiva. ...

Calling up a prayer that she may, in some future birth, be born the daughter of a father whom SHE could respect, Dakshayani invoked her yogic powers, and immolated herself.

Shiva sensed this catastrophe, and his rage was awesome. He created the ferocious Virabhadra and Bhadrakali, two goblins who wrecked havoc and mayhem on the scene of the argument between Daksha and his daughter Gowri. Nearly all those present were indiscriminately felled overnight. Daksha himself was decapitated. In Hinduism, Daksha is an ancient creator god, one of the Prajapatis, the Rishis and the Adityas, and a son of Aditi and Brahma. ...

According to some traditions, it is believed that an angry Shiva performed the Tandava dance with Sati's burned body in his hands. In the process, the different body parts of Sati fell in different places on earth. These places, 51 in number, are called Shakti Peethas, and are places of pilgrimage. The Shakti Peetas are places of worship consecrated to the Goddess Shakti, the female principal of Hinduism and the main deity of the Shakta sect. ...

After the night to horror, Shiva, the all-forgiving, restored all those slain to life and granted them many blessings. Even the abusive and culpable Daksha was restored not only to life, his decapitated head being substituted for that of a goat, but also to this kingship. He spent his remaining years as a devotee of Shiva. Lord Shiva. ... In Hinduism, Daksha is an ancient creator god, one of the Prajapatis, the Rishis and the Adityas, and a son of Aditi and Brahma. ... Lord Shiva. ...

Dakshayani was reborn as Pārvatī (the daughter of the mountain or Parvata), this time the daughter of a father whom she could respect, and one who appreciated Shiva fulsomely. Naturally, she sought and received Shiva as her husband. In Hinduism, Parvati (alt. ... Lord Shiva. ... Lord Shiva. ...

This story appears in detail in Tantra literature, in the puranas, and in Kalidasa's Kumarasambhavam, an epic that deals primarily with the birth of Subrahmanya. The Puranas (Sanskrit purāṇá ancient) are part of Hindu Smriti; these religious scriptures discuss devotion and mythology. ... This article is about the Hindu deity Skanda; for the Buddhist bodhisattva Skanda, see Skanda (Buddhism). ...