Muni (Hinduism)

Muni (Sanskrit: मुनि, romanized: Muni) is one of the wives of Kashyapa. She is one of the sixty daughters of Daksha and his wife Asikni. She is the mother of the races of the apsaras and the gandharvas.[1]

Muni
TextsPuranas
Personal information
Parents
SpouseKashyapa
ChildrenApsaras and Gandharvas
For the class of guardian deities known as Munis, see Muniandi.

Literature

The Brahmanda Purana states that twenty-four apsaras and the sixteen gandharvas are the children of Muni.[2]

The Bhagavata Purana states that the apsaras were born from Kashyapa and Muni.

References
  1. Hopkins, E. Washburn (1 January 1984). Epic Mythology. Motilal Banarsidass. p. 254. ISBN 978-0-8426-0560-1.
  2. Shastri, J. L.; Tagare, Dr G. V. (1 January 2000). The Brahmanda Purana Part 2: Ancient Indian Tradition and Mythology Volume 23. Motilal Banarsidass. p. 438. ISBN 978-81-208-3890-1.
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