Daksha

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Gender Masculine
Usage Hinduism
Scripts दक्ष(Sanskrit)
Pronounced Pron. /ˈd̪ɐk.ʂɐ/(Sanskrit)

Meaning & History

Means "able, competent" in Sanskrit. According to the Mahabharata and the Puranas this was the name of a son of the Hindu god Brahma and the father of Sati. After Daksha insulted Sati's husband Shiva, prompting her to throw herself into a fire, he was killed by the enraged Shiva. He was later restored to life with the head of a goat.