Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c8.686

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MARUTVATI. The mother of two Marutvāns. This Marutvati was the daughter of Dakṣa, and the wife of Dharma. The ten daughters of Dakṣa, namely, Arundhatī, Vasu, Yāmī, Lambā, Bhānu, Marutvati, Saṅkalpā, Muhūrtā, Sādhyā, and Viśvā were the wives of Dharmadeva. Viśvadevas were born to Viśvā, Siddhas were born to Sādhyā, Marutvāns were born to Marutvati, Vasus were born to Vasu, Bhānus were born to Bhānu, Ghoṣa was born to Lambā and Nāgayīthī was born to Yāmī. (Viṣṇu Purāṇa, Part I, Chapter 15).