Muni (Hinduism) Explained

Type:	Hindu
Spouse:	Kashyapa
Children:	Apsaras and Gandharvas
Father:	Daksha
Mother:	Asikni
Texts:	Puranas

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]

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.

Notes and References

1. Book: Hopkins, E. Washburn . Epic Mythology . 1984-01-01 . Motilal Banarsidass . 978-0-8426-0560-1 . 254 . en.
2. Book: Shastri . J. L. . The Brahmanda Purana Part 2: Ancient Indian Tradition and Mythology Volume 23 . Tagare . Dr G. V. . 2000-01-01 . Motilal Banarsidass . 978-81-208-3890-1 . 438 . en.