Prajāpati
Prajāpati
Prajāpati is a name used for more than one being in the Purāṇas and Itihāsas. Each is listed below with where it is told; choose the one you are looking for.
People
- Prajāpatis: the Prajāpatis, Daksha and the others, the rulers of created beings brought forth at the dawn of creation. Vāmana Purāṇa, Chapters 19, 49, 56, 58, 65; Vāmana Purāṇa, Saro Māhātmya, Chapters 3, 8, 10, 28; Bhāgavata Purāṇa, Skandha 1, Chapters 2–3; Skandha 2, Chapters 3, 6, 10; Skandha 3, Chapters 4, 7, 9, 12, 20, 24, 31; Skandha 4, Chapters 2–3, 6–7, 11, 19, 24, 30; Skandha 6, Chapters 3–4, 12, 16; Skandha 7, Chapters 1, 3–4, 8, 10, 15; Skandha 8, Chapters 7–8, 17, 20; Skandha 9, Chapter 4; Skandha 10, Chapters 1, 39, 56, 84–85, 87; Skandha 11, Chapters 14, 30–31; Skandha 12, Chapter 12; Bhavishya Purāṇa, Brahma Parva, Chapters 74, 78; Brahma Purāṇa, Chapters 24, 55, 179, 221–222, 234, 239–241; Gautamī Māhātmya, Chapters 10, 88
- Prajāpati (son of Prāṃśu): a king of the line of Vaivasvata Manu, the son of Prāṃśu. Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 7