Born out of Brahma’s right thumb, he is a proud member of the Prajâpatis Universal A-Team who helped make the Universe the splendid place it is today. He is also a member of the Saptarishis Sages and Seers Social Club.

Daksha has one thousand sons and at least a hundred daughters and was pretty much responsible for populating planet Earth. There was also an incident involving a lake of semen, but we won’t go into that at the moment.

Some of his daughters got a bit star-struck and married Chandra the Moon God. They now form the Nakshatras constellations and can easily be spotted in the night sky should you care to peek.

Although Brahma gave him the thumbs-up from the start, he had a lot of trouble with his father-in-law Shiva. One violent altercation ended in Daksha having his head cut off. After reparation, the original head could not be found and he had to make do with that of a goat. He now finds himself in symbolic sacrificial scapegoat situations, but it’s all part of the job.

He was later identified by some cults with Jesus Christ, for no very good reason. This is an occupational hazard of symbolic scapegoats.

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Article last revised on November 04, 2018 by Rowan Allen.
Editors: Peter J. Allen, Chas Saunders

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