Various Creations (sṛṣṭi-vistāra) - Verse 296
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · 1 · Verse 70.296
Sanskrit Original
क्रियायामभवत्पुत्रो दण्डः समय एव च। बुद्ध्यां बोधः सुतस तद्वत प्रमादो ऽप्युपजायत।।
kriyāyāmabhavatputro daṇḍaḥ samaya eva ca| buddhyāṃ bodhaḥ sutas tadvat pramādo 'pyupajāyata||
Sūta said: Śraddhā gave birth to Kāma. Darpa was the son of Lakṣmī; Niyama of Dhṛti; Santoṣa of Tuṣṭi; Lobha of Puṣṭi; Śruta of Medhā; Daṇḍa and Samaya were born as the sons of Kriyā; Bodha and Pramāda of Buddhi; Vinaya (Humility) was born of Lajjā; Vyavasāya (Enterprise) of Vapus; Kṣema of Śānti; Sukha of Siddhi; and Yaśaḥ of Kīrti—these were the offspring of Dharma. Harṣa was Kama’s son born of the gentle lady Prīti. Thus, the creation of Dharma has been recounted. Hiṃsā bore to Adharma, Nikṛti and Anṛta.