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religion, Daksha is a son of Brahma. His name translates loosely
to mean "able," "competent," or "intelligent." He is one of the
Prajapatis, divine creatures who were said to have been born
from the mind of Brahma. He is also identified with the Rishis,
the seven legendary seers and sages of the Hindu mythic times.
According to the Mahabharata, Daksha was born from the right
thumb of Brahma. His consort, Prasuti, provided him with
numerous daughters, the recorded number ranging anywhere from
twenty-four to sixty depending on the source. Many of these
daughters went on to wed various Hindu gods, with at least ten
becoming the wives of Dharma and thirteen the wives of Kasyapa.
Twenty-seven daughters were wedded to Soma, the god of the moon,
and came to represent the moon's twenty-seven stages. Daksha was
known to be overprotective of his many daughters, often to the
detriment of his sons-in-law. When it appeared that Soma was
favoring one of his d