Danu
Hindu · deity · primordial · Recorded classification
Wife of Kaśyapa and mother of the Dānava offspring in the Padma Purāṇa. Her sons include Puloman.
Parentage
Recorded default; alternative parentage accounts are listed separately below.
No parents recorded in the default.
Parentage accounts
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- Padma Purāṇa 1.6: Dakṣa and Vīriṇī
deity by descent in this account.
- father: DakshaPadma Purāṇa, Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa 1.6.12–16 and 28–34, Deshpande translation (primary)
- mother: Vīriṇī (Dakṣa’s wife)Padma Purāṇa, Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa 1.6.12–16 and 28–34, Deshpande translation (primary)
Children in alternative accounts
- Puloman: Padma Purāṇa 1.6: Danu and KaśyapaPadma Purāṇa, Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa 1.6.28–34 and 48–53, Deshpande translation (primary)
Relations
- spouse: KashyapaPadma Purāṇa, Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa 1.6.28–34 and 48–53, Deshpande translation (primary)
- mother of: PulomanPadma Purāṇa, Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa 1.6.28–34 and 48–53, Deshpande translation (primary)
Sources
- Wife of Kaśyapa and mother of the Dānava offspring in the Padma Purāṇa. Her sons include Puloman.: Padma Purāṇa, Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa 1.6.28–34 and 48–53, Deshpande translation (primary)