[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Vishnupurana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu) › 1.7.26 # Vishnupurana 1.7.26 Viṣṇupurāṇa 1.7.26 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.7.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.1.7.26) medhā śrutaṃ kriyā daṇḍaṃ nayaṃ vinayam eva ca bodhaṃ buddhis tathā lajjā vinayaṃ vapur ātmajam vyavasāyaṃ prajajñe vai kṣemaṃ śāntir asūyata // > The progeny of Dharma by the daughters of Daksha were as follows: by Sraddhá he had Káma (desire); by Lakshmí, Darpa (pride); by Dhriti, Niyama (precept); by Tusht́i, Santosha (content); by Pusht́i, Lobha (cupidity); by Medhá, Sruta (sacred tradition); by Kriyá, Dańd́a, Naya, and Vinaya (correction, polity, and prudence); by Buddhi, Bodha (understanding); by Lajjá, Vinaya (good behaviour); by Vapu, Vyavasaya (perseverance). Sánti gave birth to Kshema (prosperity); Siddhi to Sukha (enjoyment); and Kírtti to Yasas (reputation). These were the sons of Dharma; one of whom, Káma, had Hersha (joy) by his wife Nandi (delight). > — Horace Hayman Wilson 1840, The Vishnu Purana: A System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition - [Previous: 1.7.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.1.7.25) - [Next: 1.7.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.1.7.27) - [Up: 1.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.1.7) ## Translations (2) - [The Vishnu Purana: A System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu~en-wilson.1.7.4) — Horace Hayman Wilson 1840, English - [A Prose English Translation of Vishnupuranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu~en-dutt.1.7.p1.3) — Manmatha Nath Dutt 1896, English ## Other recensions (1) - [Viṣṇupurāṇa (vulgate)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu*vulgate.1.7.29) — Sanskrit ## Linked texts (2) - [Padmapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.padma.1.1.189) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit - [Mārkaṇḍeyapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.50.27) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.1.7.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.1.7.26) · Pramāṇa