List of Daksha's daughters

In Hinduism, Daksha is a Prajapati, and the son of the creator god Brahma. Hindu literature identifies both Asikni and Prasuti as the name of Daksha's wife. Some of the notable daughters of Daksha include Aditi, the mother of the adityas, Diti, the mother of the daityas, Danu, the mother of the danavas, Svaha, the goddess of sacrifices and the wife of Agni, and Sati, the first wife of Shiva.

Daksha's daughters have an important role in creation, as they were given in marriage by their father to a number of deities in Hindu mythology. In the Mahabharata, the sixteen daughters of Daksha become the mothers of all living beings, including the devas, the asuras, and humans.

Daughters of Prasuti
The number of Prasuti's daughters from Daksha varies across the Puranas. The number of their daughters range from 16 to 60. Prasuti's daughters are regarded to represent the virtues of mind and the body. They are married to different deities. The Vishnu Purana states that Prasuti bore Daksha 24 daughters.

Daughters of Asikni
According to the Padma Purana, when Daksha felt the number of women he had created were still not sufficient, he decided to have 60 more daughters from his wife, Asikni. Sati was the daughter married to Shiva. According to the Matsya Purana, not one of these daughters resembled their father. They are listed by their marriages to deities and sages:
 * 1) 10 daughters married to Dharma
 * 2) 13 daughters married to the sage Kashyapa
 * 3) 27 daughters married to Chandra
 * 4) 4 daughters married to Arishtanemi
 * 5) 2 daughters married to the sons of the sage Bhrigu
 * 6) 2 daughters married to the sage Angiras
 * 7) 2 daughters married to Krisasva

Wives of Dharma
The 10 daughters married to Dharma are:
 * 1) Maruvati
 * 2) Vasu
 * 3) Jami
 * 4) Lamba
 * 5) Bhanu
 * 6) Urjja
 * 7) Sankalpa
 * 8) Muhurta
 * 9) Sadhya
 * 10) Vishva

Wives of Kashyapa
The 13 daughters married to the sage Kashyapa are:
 * 1) Aditi
 * 2) Diti
 * 3) Danu
 * 4) Arishta
 * 5) Surasa
 * 6) Surabhi
 * 7) Vinata
 * 8) Tamra
 * 9) Krodhavasha
 * 10) Ira
 * 11) Kadru
 * 12) Vishva
 * 13) Muni

Wives of Chandra
The 27 daughters married to Chandra who became the nakshastras (lunar mansions) are:


 * 1) Ashvinī,
 * 2) Bharanī,
 * 3) Kṛttikā
 * 4) Rohinī,
 * 5) Mrigashīra
 * 6) Ārdrā
 * 7) Punarvasu
 * 8) Pushya
 * 9) Ashlesha
 * 10) Maghā
 * 11) Pūrvaphalgunī
 * 12) Uttaraphalgunī
 * 13) Hasta
 * 14) Chitrā
 * 15) Svātī
 * 16) Vishākhā
 * 17) Anurādhā or Rādha
 * 18) Jyeshtha
 * 19) Mūla
 * 20) Pūrvashādhā
 * 21) Uttarashara
 * 22) Shravana or Abhijita
 * 23) Dhanistha
 * 24) Shatabhisha
 * 25) Pūrva Bhādrapadā
 * 26) Uttarbhadrapada
 * 27) Revatī