AATHREYA - PRASOOTHI and DAKSHA

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Dr.BalaKrishna Murthy Ramaraju (AATHREYA)

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DEVI PRASOOTHI and DAKSHA PRAJAAPATHI

 

Devi Prasoothi is the second daughter of Swayambhoo Manu and

SathaRoopa Devi.

After Devi Akoothi got married to Richika MahaaMuni, now it is time

to for Her

parents to find a suitable husband for Devi Prasoothi. Manu and

SathaRoopa

approached Lord Brahma for advise. Brahma offered His Son Daksha as a

suitable match for Devi Prasoothi.

Now Daksha is complete contrast to His elder co-brother Richika.

Daksha is very rich, a big land lord and full of pride and ego,

opinionated,conscious

of his self importance , dictatorial and prone to take sides.

Brahma thought when once Daksha gets married he will assume

responsibility of a

family man and become more down to earth. Let us wait and see.

Daksha is not destined to become a Rishi or a Muni or a Gothra

Kartha ; he is

earmarked to become only a Prajaapathi.

Daksha and Prasoothi got married and Daksha became a Prajaapathi,

father of

nearly 100 children out of which 64 were daughters. Prasoothi became

a Great

mother bringing forth all these multitude of children and it is apt

to name

Obstetrics ward as a PRASOOTHI GRUHAM .

Daksha got all his daughters married off equally among DHARMA (son

of Brahma),

CHANDRA (son of ATHRI MAHAAMUNI and ANASOOYA DEVI),

and KASHYAPA PRAJAAPATHI (son of one of Nava Brahmas MARICHI and

KALA),

AGNI DEV and PITHRU DEVATHA-BHAVA NAASHAK , Daksha is partial to

some

of his children. All his family members including his wife Prasoothi

were afraid to

cross him except his youngest Daughter SATHI DEVI.

Nothing much is known about sons of Daksha and Prasoothi , probably

they are

PANDITHA PUTHRAS.

SATHI DEVI is the youngest Daughter of DAKSHA and PRASOOTHI.

SATHI DEVI is an INCARNATION of AADI PARAASHAKTHI and it is only

natural

that SATHI DEVI fell in love with LORD SHIVA , who is a mendicant,

inhabiting graveyard and very scantily dressed .

DAKSHA in his pride could not realize the greatness of SHIVA and is

not very

happy with SATHI DEVI's choice of SHIV DEV as HER CONSORT.

To add fuel to the fire , oneday when Daksha visited the court of

BRAHMA , every

one stood up to welcome Daksha except LORD SHIVA and Daksha became

very angry and insulted SHIVA.

Daksha could not change the mind of SATHI DEVI and he banished SATHI

DEVI

from his home. SATHI DEVI went away to live with LORD SHIVA.

Daksha cursed CHANDRA as the latter loved ROHINI more than his

other wives.

One day Daksha performed a Great ADHWARAM (Yajnam) and invited all

clestials

except SATHI DEVI and LORD SHIVA. Against the Best counsels of

SHIVA.,

SATHI DEVI went to HER father's Yajnam uninvited and faced

humiliation .

SATHI DEVI committed suicide and LORD SHIVA was so upset HE sent

VEERABHADRA and BHADRA KALI to destroy the Yajnam which they did and

taught an unforgettable lesson to not only Daksha but other

celestials also.

Now Daksha became more humble and came down to earth.Something Good

came out

of SATHI DEVI's Suicide ; SHE Manifest in ASHTTAADASA ( 18 ) Major

Shakthi Peetthaas

and DWI UTTHARA ARTHA SATHA ( 52 ) minor Shakthi Kshethras.

Among Daksha's daughters MOORTHY married DHARMA and begat NARA-

NARAAYAN

RISHIS from whom OORVASI was born.

Other daughters ADITHI, DITHI, VINATHA , KADRUVA etc married KASHYAPA

PRAJAAPATHI

and begat Aadithyas, Daithyas, Anoora , Garuda and all the serpents.

SWAAHA DEVI married AGNI DEVA and begat Pancha Agnis

SWADHA DEVI married PITHRU and begat various Pithru Devathalu.

So is the Progeny of Daksha Prajaapathi and Devi Prasoothi. Though an

egoist Daksha Prajaapathi

is a great Patriarch and father of many noble ladies , some of whom

are our ancestors.

May their progeny including all of our ancestors flourish and bless

all of us.

OM THATH SATH .

TO BE CONTINUED.

AATHREYA - DR. BALAKRISHNA MURTHY RAMARAJU OF GARTHA PURI