Durukti
| Durukti | |
|---|---|
Kali | |
| Children | Bhaya (fear) (son) Mrutyu (death) (daughter) |
Durukti (
Etymology
Durukti is derived from the Sanskrit roots दुर् (dur): "bad" and उक्ति (ukti): "speech"; lit. bad or offensive speech.[5]
Legend
Durukti is the daughter of Krodha (anger) and Himsa (violence). She begets a son named Bhaya (fear) and a daughter named Mrutyu (death). She is also the grandmother of a boy named Niraya (hell) and a girl named Yatana (torture) begotten by her children Bhaya and Mrutyu. Durukti and Kali belong to the lineage of Adharma (impropriety), who grows up from the Malinapataka, a deadly dark and sinful affliction produced from Brahma's back at the time of creation. Durukti is the granddaughter of Lobha (greed) and Nikriti (dishonesty), great-granddaughter of Dambha (vanity) and Maya (illusion), and great-great-granddaughter of Adharma and Mithya (falsehood).[2]
According to the Kalki Purana, Durukti dies shortly before Kali.[2]
References
- ^ Monier-Williams, Monier. Sanskrit-English dictionary. Рипол Классик, 1970. pg 261.
- ^ ISBN 81-288-0588-6)
- ^ bhagavata.org. Canto 4: Chapter 8: 3,4. Retrieved 5 September 2017
- ISBN 978-81-208-3875-8.
- ISBN 978-81-208-0152-3)
Sources
- Kalki Purana of Sri Veda Vyasa (Sanskrit), edited and published by Sri Jibananda Vidyasagara Bhattacharya at Narayana Press (Calcutta) in 1890, Section 1: Chapter 1 & Section 3: Chapter 7. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
- The Penguin Book of Hindu Names, by Maneka Gandhi, pg 125. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
- Sinhalese English Dictionary, by B. Clough, pg 796. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
- Book. The Telegraph (Calcutta). 11 February 2013. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
External links
Hindu deities and texts | ||
|---|---|---|
| Gods |  | |
| Goddesses | ||
| Other deities | ||
| Texts (list) | ||