Matsyapurana 52.8

52.8

aṣṭāvātmaguṇās tasmin pradhānatvena saṃsthitāḥ
dayā sarveṣu bhūteṣu kṣāntī rakṣāturasya tu //

The eight spiritual qualities must exist in pre-eminence, in order to produce Dharma:—They are,—(1) Clemency to all living beings, (2) forbearance, (3) protection of him who seeks aid in distress, (4) freedom from envy in the world, (5) external and internal purification, (6) to calmly meet sudden emergencies in all works, (7) not to exercise niggardliness in the case of the distressed and with regard to one’s earnings, (8) not to hanker after the riches or the wives of others.—8-10.