Thursday, December 13, 2007

Children of Dharm

13 daughters of Daksha married to Dharma.Their names were as follows
1. Shradha
2. Laxmi
3. Dhriti
4. Tushti
5. Pushti
6. Megha
7. Kriya
8. Budhi
9. Lajja
10. Vapu
11. Shanti
12. Sidhi
13. Kirti
They give birth to Kama, Darpa, Niyam, Santosh, Lobha, Shrut, Dand, Naya, Vinay, Bodh, Vyavasaay, Kshema, Sukh and Yash. Kama got married to Rati and produced Harsh. Darpa married Hinsa and produced a son Anrit and a daughter Nikriti. Anrit and Nikriti got married and produced Bhaya and Narak and their wives Maya and Vedana. Maya produced Mrityu, the destroyer of all the creatures in the world. Vedana produced a son, Dukh. Mrityu produced Vyadhi, Jara, Shok, Trishna and Krodh. These are all the fierce appearances of Lord Vishnu. The thirteenth wife of Dharma, Kirti, was the most blessed because she also gave birth to Nar and Narayan, who were incarnations of Vishnu. The two sages set up their hermitage at Vadrikashram, which is today known as Badrinath.

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