Which Hindu god married his daughter?

As per Hindu texts, Brahma had an incestuous relationship with his own daughter Saraswati. Such an act was done by the creator Brahma. Puranas states that Saraswati was the daughter as well as the wife of Brahma, as per Skanda Purana III.

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Which Hindu god marry with her daughter?

The effulgent beauty and sharp intelligence of Saraswati enamoured Her father Brahma so much that He was determined to make His own daughter His consort. But Brahma's incestuous infatuation to His daughter miffed Saraswati so much that She became desperate to avert Her father's lustful gaze.

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Which Hindu god married his own sister?

In this canto of the Shrimad Bhagavatam Yajña Who is identified as Hari married His uterine sister Dakṣiṇā Who's identified as the partial avatāra of Lakshmi.

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Who is Brahma's daughter?

Shatarupa (Sanskrit: शतरूपा, romanized: Śatarūpā, lit. 'she of a hundred forms') is the daughter of the creator deity, Brahma. According to Brahma Purana, Shatarupa is regarded as the first woman to be created by Brahma, marrying Manu, the first man. Their descendants are called manushya, the Sanskrit term for mankind.

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Who is daughter of Lord Vishnu?

The Tamil manuscripts of the Sanskrit scripture Skanda Purana mentions Devasena and Valli as the incarnations of the daughters of Vishnu, Amritavalli and Sundaravalli, respectively.

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Who is the daughter of Lord Shiva?

Ashokasundari (Sanskrit: अशोकसुन्दरी, Aśokasundarī) is a Hindu goddess and daughter of the deities Shiva and Parvati. She is referenced in the Padma Purana, which narrates her story. The goddess is mostly venerated in South India in the form of Bala Tripurasundari.

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Which god married his own mother?

In early manhood Oedipus visited Delphi and upon learning that he was fated to kill his father and marry his mother, he resolved never to return to Corinth.

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Which Hindu gods never married?

He is called Kumara (Sankskrit: “Youth,” “Boy”) because he is generally considered to have never married. He has enormous strength and leads the army of the gods.

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Did Krishna married his own cousin?

She was the daughter of King Dhrishtaketu and his wife Shrutakirti, the sister of Kunti and the sister (or cousin) of Vasudeva (Krishna's father) and thus Krishna's cousin. Bhadra's five brothers headed by the eldest prince Santardana married Bhadra to Krishna.

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Which Hindu god has 100 wives?

It is said that Krishna, the fertility god of the cowherds and a favorite of the shepherdesses in Hindu mythology, had as many as 32,000 lovers. India's Mogul emperors and maharajahs had harems of nubile maidens numbering in the hundreds.

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Which king married his own daughter?

The story of Mughal ruler Shah Jahan's marriage to his own daughter Jahanara is undoubtedly one of the most disturbing tales in the history of India.

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Which Hindu god has 2 wives?

Ganesha and his two wives, Siddhi and Buddhi, surrounded by six attendants and his rats.

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Can a Hindu marry his niece?

Answers (2) Yes you can marry your niece under the Hindu Merriage Act, 1955 if the customs and traditions permit you to do so.

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Which Hindu gods married their cousins?

Thus, in this example from Hindu mythology, in two generations of the same family - Arjuna and Subhadra, Abhimanyu and Sasirekha - all married their first cousins.

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Which god has 3 wives?

Vishnu was married to Lakshmi (the goddess of good fortune), Sarawati (the goddess of wisdom) and Ganga (the goddess who is the personification of the River Ganges). However, unable to live with the quarrels between his three wives, Vishnu eventually sent Ganga to Shiva and Sarawati to Brahma.

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Which God has most wives?

Besides eight principal queens (Ashtabharya), the Hindu god Krishna, an avatar of the god Vishnu and the king of Dvaraka, wedded a number of captured women, whose number is mentioned as 16,000 or 16,108 in different scriptures.

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Which God had love marriage?

Shiva and Parvati are known as the first love marriage couple in the universe as per Hindu mythology. In Hindu mythology, the god of love and desire, Kamadeva, is often associated with Gandharva marriage.

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Which God is powerful for marriage?

Kamadeva or Manmatha is Hindu God of Love. He is also the God of Desires and pleasures. By worshiping Kamadeva, any individual gets a beautiful, compassionate and devoted life partner.

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Who is the most beautiful Devi?

Indrani (Sanskrit: इन्द्राणी, IAST: Indrāṇī), also known as Shachi (Sanskrit: शची, IAST: Śacī), is the queen of the devas in Hinduism. Described as tantalisingly beautiful, proud and kind, she is the daughter of the asura Puloman and the consort of the king of the devas, Indra.

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Which god has two mothers?

Scroll - In the Vedas, the fire-god Agni has two mothers... | Facebook.

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Who married his own sister in history?

The Greek god Zeus married his sister: the goddess Hera. So did the Egyptians' Osiris, marrying his sister Isis. The Inca god-king Manco Capac married his sister too.

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Who is Lord Shiva first wife?

Sati married Shiva against her father's wishes. When her father failed to invite her husband to a great sacrifice, Sati died of mortification and was later reborn as the goddess Parvati.

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Does Vishnu and Lakshmi have a child?

Apart from others famous sons of Laksmi jee are Kardam , Prajabhoot and Chikleet. Meanwhile as per Agam and Scriptures Kaamdev is also son of Lakshmi and Vishnu. They have also adopted Prahalaad and Dhruva as there sons too.

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Is Shiva half female?

Ardhanareeshvara is a combination of three words “Ardha,” “Nari,” and “Ishwara” means “half,” “woman,” and “lord,” respectively, which when combined means the lord whose half is a woman. It is believed that the God is Lord Shiva and the woman part is his consort Goddess Parvati or Shakti.

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