{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/637ad3ca7d0f940010bd5490/637ad5807620b8001190c7a6?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Chapter 01: Genealogical Table of the Daughters of Manu","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/637ad3ca7d0f940010bd5490/1668994170862-2ae37bd26bab76ee424c36c4ff0e7c97.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Śrī Maitreya said: Svāyambhuva Manu begot three daughters in his wife, Śatarūpā, and their names were Ākūti, Devahūti and Prasūti.</p><p><a href=\"https://vedabase.io/en/library/sb/4/1/2/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Text 2:</strong></a>&nbsp;Ākūti had two brothers, but in spite of her brothers, King Svāyambhuva Manu handed her over to Prajāpati Ruci on the condition that the son born of her be returned to Manu as his son. This he did in consultation with his wife, Śatarūpā.</p><p><a href=\"https://vedabase.io/en/library/sb/4/1/3/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Text 3:</strong></a>&nbsp;Ruci, who was very powerful in his brahminical qualifications and was appointed one of the progenitors of the living entities, begot one son and one daughter by his wife, Ākūti.</p><p><a href=\"https://vedabase.io/en/library/sb/4/1/4/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Text 4:</strong></a>&nbsp;Of the two children born of Ākūti, the male child was directly an incarnation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and His name was Yajña, which is another name of Lord Viṣṇu. The female child was a partial incarnation of Lakṣmī, the goddess of fortune, the eternal consort of Lord Viṣṇu.</p><p><a href=\"https://vedabase.io/en/library/sb/4/1/5/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Text 5:</strong></a>&nbsp;Svāyambhuva Manu very gladly brought home the beautiful boy named Yajña, and Ruci, his son-in-law, kept with him the daughter, Dakṣiṇā.</p><p><a href=\"https://vedabase.io/en/library/sb/4/1/6/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Text 6:</strong></a>&nbsp;The Lord of the ritualistic performance of yajña later married Dakṣiṇā, who was anxious to have the Personality of Godhead as her husband, and in this wife the Lord was also very much pleased to beget twelve children.</p><p><a href=\"https://vedabase.io/en/library/sb/4/1/7/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Text 7:</strong></a>&nbsp;The twelve boys born of Yajña and Dakṣiṇā were named Toṣa, Pratoṣa, Santoṣa, Bhadra, Śānti, Iḍaspati, Idhma, Kavi, Vibhu, Svahna, Sudeva and Rocana.</p><p><a href=\"https://vedabase.io/en/library/sb/4/1/8/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Text 8:</strong></a>&nbsp;During the time of Svāyambhuva Manu, these sons all became the demigods collectively named the Tuṣitas. Marīci became the head of the seven ṛṣis, and Yajña became the king of the demigods, Indra.</p><p><a href=\"https://vedabase.io/en/library/sb/4/1/9/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Text 9:</strong></a>&nbsp;Svāyambhuva Manu’s two sons, Priyavrata and Uttānapāda, became very powerful kings, and their sons and grandsons spread all over the three worlds during that period.</p><p><a href=\"https://vedabase.io/en/library/sb/4/1/10/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Text 10:</strong></a>&nbsp;My dear son, Svāyambhuva Manu handed over his very dear daughter Devahūti to Kardama Muni. I have already spoken to you about them, and you have heard about them almost in full.</p><p><a href=\"https://vedabase.io/en/library/sb/4/1/11/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Text 11:</strong></a>&nbsp;Svāyambhuva Manu handed over his daughter Prasūti to the son of Brahmā named Dakṣa, who was also one of the progenitors of the living entities. The descendants of Dakṣa are spread throughout the three worlds.</p><p><a href=\"https://vedabase.io/en/library/sb/4/1/12/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Text 12:</strong></a>&nbsp;You have already been informed about the nine daughters of Kardama Muni, who were handed over to nine different sages. I shall now describe the descendants of those nine daughters. Please hear from me[…]</p>","author_name":"Bhaktivedanta Vedic Library"}