Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 7
धर्म पत्न्यः समाख्याता दक्षः प्राचेतसो ददौ । अदितिर्दितिर्दनुस्तद्वदरिष्टा सुरसैव च
dharma patnyaḥ samākhyātā dakṣaḥ prācetaso dadau | aditirditirdanustadvadariṣṭā surasaiva ca
ഇങ്ങനെ ധർമ്മന്റെ ഭാര്യമാരുടെ നാമങ്ങൾ പ്രസ്താവിക്കപ്പെട്ടു. പ്രാചേതസപുത്രനായ ദക്ഷൻ അദിതി, ദിതി, ദനു; അതുപോലെ അരിഷ്ടാ, സുരസാ എന്നിവരെയും (കശ്യപനു) നൽകി.
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa
Type: kshetra
Scene: Dakṣa presenting key daughters—Aditi luminous and serene, Diti intense, Danu oceanic/serpentine aura, Ariṣṭā and Surasā with protective/serpent motifs—hinting at future devas, daityas, dānavas, and nāgas emerging from them.
FAQs
Purāṇas teach that diverse classes of beings arise from ordained lineages—difference is integrated into a single dharmic cosmos.
The broader narration is embedded in Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya, providing sacred context for the cosmological account.
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