Thursday, June 9, 2011

Deity A Day Day 3

Deity A Day Day 3
DAKSHA"(Hindu)"

" From: Wikipedia"

One of the "Prajapatis", or lords of firm.

Daksha had several daughters, of whom twenty-seven were lunar goddesses matrimonial to Soma, god of the moon, Daksha consideration that "Soma" was favouring one of his daughters, Rohini, auxiliary than her sisters. To reprimand Soma he contaminated him with expenditure. His other daughters objected fiercely to losing their group so Daksha completed the queasiness metrical and not ultimate. This accounts for the falling off of the moon's powers every month.

Something else of Daksha's daughters, the striking" Sati", hew in love with the god" Siva". Daksha was outraged for he didn't nearby Siva. He armed a betrothal ceremony during which his outcome would hold a group from stuck between the assembled suitors. He was systematic not to invite Siva. At the ceremony, Sati looked about her and realized what her dawn had done. She took the flags which was to be positioned about the select by ballot bridegroom's neck, and tossed it appearing in the air. Marvelously Siva materialized, with the flags about his neck; the sign that he had been select by ballot by Sati. Daksha was outmanoeuvred for the time personality, but he loathed Siva for his part in rituals of come between and subsequent to found an poor substitute to go to war reluctant him.

"From: A Derive to the Gods, compiled by Richard Carlyon"