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# Vishnupurana 1.7.27

Viṣṇupurāṇa 1.7.27

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [1.7.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.1.7.27)

sukhaṃ siddhir yaśaḥ kīrtir ity ete dharmasūnavaḥ  
kāmād ratiḥ sutaṃ harṣaṃ dharmapautram 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

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## 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

## Linked texts (1)

- [Padmapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.padma.1.1.190) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit

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