Creation (prajā-sṛṣṭi) - Verse 40
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · 1 · Verse 5.40
Sanskrit Original
पूर्णमासं तु मारीचं ततः कन्याचतुष्टयम। तुष्टिर्ज्येष्ठा च वै दृष्टिः कृषिश्चापचितिस तथा।।
pūrṇamāsaṃ tu mārīcaṃ tataḥ kanyācatuṣṭayam| tuṣṭirjyeṣṭhā ca vai dṛṣṭiḥ kṛṣiścāpacitis tathā||
Sūta said: Dharma begot of Kriyā (activity) and Buddhi (intelligence) two sons each viz.,—Daṇḍa (punishment) and Samaya (agreement) of the former, Apramāda (non-erring) and Bodha (wisdom) of the latter. Hence the sons of Dharma and Adharma are fifteen in all. Bhṛgu’s wife Khyāti gave birth to Śrī, (who became) the wife of Viṣṇu and to two sons Dhātṛ and Vidhātṛ who later became the sons-in-law of Meru. Prabhūti, wife of Marīci, gave birth to two sons: Pūrṇamāsa and Mārīca and four daughters: Tuṣṭi, Dṛṣṭi, Kṛṣi and Apaciti.