DANU
(ASUR)
Danu
(Asura) :
Danu
In-universe information :
Family :
Father
: Daksh
Mother : Panchajani
Spouse : Kashyap
Children : Viprachitti, Hayagriv, Samvar, Namuchi,
Poloman, Kapata, Kupat, Asiloman, Kesi, Durjay, Ayassiras, Aswasiras,
Aswasanku, Gaganamrdhan, Vegavat, Ketumat, Swarbhanu, Aswa, Aswapati,
Vrishaparvan, Ajak, Aswagriva, Suksham, Tuhund, Ekapad, Ekachakra,
Virupaksh, Mahodar, Nichandra, Nikumbh, Sarabh, Sulabh, Surya, Chandramas
(not the celestial sun and moon) and six others.
Danu,
a Hindu primordial goddess, is mentioned in the Rigved, mother of
the Danavs. The word Danu described the primeval waters which this
deity perhaps embodied. In the Rigved (I.32.9), she is identified
as the mother of Vritra, the demonic serpent slain by Indra. In
later Hinduism, she becomes the daughter of the god Daksh and his
spouse Panchajani, and the consort of the sage Kashyap.
![](rigvedsuktmandala132.jpg)
![](rigvedsuktmandala1329.jpg)
![](rigvedsuktmandalalast.jpg)
Rig
Ved Mandala 1, Sukt 32, Mantra / Hymn 9
English
Translation : H.H. Wilson & Bhasya of Sayancharya
Name
:
As a word for "rain" or "liquid", danu is compared
to Avestan danu, "river", and further to river names like
Don, Danube, Dnieper, Dniestr, etc. There is also a Danu river in
Nepal. The "liquid" word is mostly neutral, but appears
as feminine in RV 1.54.
Source
:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danu_(Asura)