In Hinduism, Daksha, "the skilled one", is an ancient creator god, one of the Prajapatis, the Rishis and the Adityas. Daksha is said to be the son of Aditi and Brahma. (In another source, Daksha is said to be the father of Diti and Aditi, Kashyapa's wives and Sati's sisters).
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| - In Hinduism, Daksha, "the skilled one", is an ancient creator god, one of the Prajapatis, the Rishis and the Adityas. Daksha is said to be the son of Aditi and Brahma. (In another source, Daksha is said to be the father of Diti and Aditi, Kashyapa's wives and Sati's sisters).
- The Daksha are a Legacy that believes that humanity has to evolve in order to reclaim Atlantis. To this end, they practice what they call Daksha-Yoga, in order to evolve to beings that are truly worthy of the Supernal Truths.
- Of his 86 daughters, 13 are married to the sage Kashyap, amongst them Aditi and Diti, 11 are wed to the sage Bhrigu, 1 (Sati) to Shiva, 1 to Agni, 27 are wed to Chandra and 1 (Rati) married Kama. The others are married to other sages and kings. After insulting Shiva, he was decapitated and his head replaced with that of a ram. Daksha also cursed Chandra, the moon god, to lose his lustre after finding that his son-in-law favoured Rohini over all his other wives. He eventually granted that Chandra regain his luminosity for 15 days and then lose it again, thus causing the moon to wax and wane.
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| - Ram-faced Daksha with Virabhadra form of Shiva
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| - Of his 86 daughters, 13 are married to the sage Kashyap, amongst them Aditi and Diti, 11 are wed to the sage Bhrigu, 1 (Sati) to Shiva, 1 to Agni, 27 are wed to Chandra and 1 (Rati) married Kama. The others are married to other sages and kings. After insulting Shiva, he was decapitated and his head replaced with that of a ram. Daksha also cursed Chandra, the moon god, to lose his lustre after finding that his son-in-law favoured Rohini over all his other wives. He eventually granted that Chandra regain his luminosity for 15 days and then lose it again, thus causing the moon to wax and wane. Amongst his descendants are Surya, Indra, Agni, Varuna, Bali, Ravana and the . He is the ancestor of the Solar dynasty in the male line and the Lunar dynasty (twice) in the female line.
- In Hinduism, Daksha, "the skilled one", is an ancient creator god, one of the Prajapatis, the Rishis and the Adityas. Daksha is said to be the son of Aditi and Brahma. (In another source, Daksha is said to be the father of Diti and Aditi, Kashyapa's wives and Sati's sisters).
- The Daksha are a Legacy that believes that humanity has to evolve in order to reclaim Atlantis. To this end, they practice what they call Daksha-Yoga, in order to evolve to beings that are truly worthy of the Supernal Truths.
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