Adhyaya 50 — Mind-Born Progeny, Svayambhuva Manu’s Lineage, and Brahmā’s Ordinance to Duḥsaha (Alakṣmī’s Retinue)
ससर्ज कन्यास्तासाञ्च सम्यङ्नामानि मे शृणु ।
श्रद्धा लक्ष्मीर्धृतिस्तुष्टिः पुष्टिर्मेधा क्रिया तथा ॥
sasarja kanyās tāsāñ ca samyaṅ-nāmāni me śṛṇu | śraddhā lakṣmīr dhṛtis tuṣṭiḥ puṣṭir medhā kriyā tathā ||
Er erschuf Töchter; hört von mir ihre rechten Namen: Śraddhā, Lakṣmī, Dhṛti, Tuṣṭi, Puṣṭi, Medhā und auch Kriyā.
Virtues and auspicious capacities are presented as primordial ‘daughters’—suggesting that faith, prosperity, steadiness, contentment, nourishment, intelligence, and right action are foundational supports of dharma and society.
Sarga/Pratisarga: personified principles and lineages are enumerated as part of creation-structure.
These names map an inner sādhana sequence: śraddhā (faith) initiates, medhā (insight) guides, kriyā (right practice) actualizes, while dhṛti/tuṣṭi/puṣṭi stabilize and Lakṣmī signifies flourishing.