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 own, perhaps even a wife ; and that in the laws of Manu one of the recognized forms of marriage, generally known by the name of the Prajāpati marriage, occurs under the monstrous title of Kāya." In the Mahābhārata Ka is identified with Daksha, and in the Bhāgavata Purāna” it is applied to Kasyapa, probably on account of their similarity to Prajāpati.