Daksha
Daksha
Daksha 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
- Daksha: the great Prajāpati and father of Satī, who lost his head at his own yajña and was later reborn to lead creation. Bhāgavata Purāṇa; Skanda Purāṇa, Māheśvara Khaṇḍa, Kedāra Khaṇḍa; Śiva Purāṇa, Rudra Saṃhitā, Satī Khaṇḍa; Vāmana Purāṇa; Agni Purāṇa; Bhavishya Purāṇa
- Daksha, The Ancestor of Bhīma Mahārāja: the king born blind and mute, healed by the touch of the wind from a devotee of Gaṇeśa, who received the Ekākshara Mantra from Mudgala Maharshi. Gaṇeśa Purāṇa, Upāsanā Khaṇḍa, Chapters 18–24
Named in passing
- Daksha, a Viśvedeva: one of the ten Viśvedevas, told on Viśvedevas. Bhavishya Purāṇa, Brahma Parva, Chapter 125
- Daksha, king of śūdras: the being born from the feet in the account of the tempest of the Cākshusha manvantara, told on Triyugī and the Promise of Kali. Bhavishya Purāṇa, Pratisarga Parva, Khaṇḍa 4, Chapter 5