[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975) › c8.2045 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c8.2045 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c8.2045 - **Language:** English ### [c8.2045](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.2045) 1) Incarnation of Satī. Śiva was born from Brahmā. To make Śiva active, Satī, an aspect of Mahāmāyā, was the daughter of Dakṣa, one of the Prajāpatis. The 9th Skandha of Devī Bhāgavata gives the following story about the incarnation of Satī : - [Previous: c8.2044](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.2044) - [Next: c8.2046](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.2046) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8) ## Cites (1) - [Devībhāgavatapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.sakta.devibhagavata) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.2045](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.2045) · Pramāṇa