Shloka 52
पितृभ्य एकां युक्तेभ्यो भवायैकां भवच्छिदे । श्रद्धा मैत्री दया शान्तिस्तुष्टि: पुष्टि: क्रियोन्नति: ॥ ४९ ॥ बुद्धिर्मेधा तितिक्षा ह्रीर्मूर्तिर्धर्मस्य पत्नय: । श्रद्धासूत शुभं मैत्री प्रसादमभयं दया ॥ ५० ॥ शान्ति: सुखं मुदं तुष्टि: स्मयं पुष्टिरसूयत । योगं क्रियोन्नतिर्दर्पमर्थं बुद्धिरसूयत ॥ ५१ ॥ मेधा स्मृतिं तितिक्षा तु क्षेमं ह्री: प्रश्रयं सुतम् । मूर्ति: सर्वगुणोत्पत्तिर्नरनारायणावृषी ॥ ५२ ॥
pitṛbhya ekāṁ yuktebhyo bhavāyaikāṁ bhava-cchide śraddhā maitrī dayā śāntis tuṣṭiḥ puṣṭiḥ kriyonnatiḥ
From Medhā was born Smṛti, from Titikṣā came Kṣema, and from Hrī was born Praśraya. Mūrti, a treasury of all noble qualities, gave birth to Śrī Nara-Nārāyaṇa—the Supreme Bhagavān—manifest as a pair of ṛṣis.
FAQs
They are divine twin sages born from Mūrti, celebrated as embodiments of austerity and dharma, and honored as great exemplars of spiritual discipline.
In the genealogical narration, he shows how dharmic qualities and exalted beings appear in the world through the lineages connected to Manu, establishing the moral-spiritual framework of creation.
Cultivate Smṛti (mindful remembrance), Titikṣā (patient endurance), Hrī (inner modesty), and Praśraya (humility); these virtues support steadiness in devotion and right conduct.