Sūta said: All of them were expounders of the Brahman as well as mothers of the universe: Lord Dharma took as his wives thirteen of the daughters of Dakṣa, viz:—Śraddhā (faith); Lakṣmī (fortune), Dhṛti (fortitude), Tuṣṭi (satisfaction), Puṣṭi (nourishment), Medhā (intellect), Kriyā (rituals), Buddhi (wisdom), Lajjā (bashfulness), Vapus [vapuḥ] (beauty), Śānti (peace), Siddhi (achievement) and Kīrti (renown) the thirteenth.