Jayā-devāḥ Mantraśarīratvaṃ, Vairāgya, and Brahmā’s Śāpa
The Jayas’ Refusal of Progeny
इति श्रीब्रह्माण्डे महापुराणे वायुप्रोक्ते मध्यभागे तृतीय उपोद्धातपादे स्वयंभूत्रैगुण्यस्वरूपवर्णनं नाम तृतीयो ऽध्यायः सूत उवाच ब्रह्मणा वै मुखात्सृष्टा जया देवाः प्रजेप्सया / सर्वे मन्त्रशरीरास्ते स्मृता मन्वन्तरेष्विह
iti śrībrahmāṇḍe mahāpurāṇe vāyuprokte madhyabhāge tṛtīya upoddhātapāde svayaṃbhūtraiguṇyasvarūpavarṇanaṃ nāma tṛtīyo 'dhyāyaḥ sūta uvāca brahmaṇā vai mukhātsṛṣṭā jayā devāḥ prajepsayā / sarve mantraśarīrāste smṛtā manvantareṣviha
Thus, in the Śrī Brahmāṇḍa Mahāpurāṇa, in the middle section proclaimed by Vāyu, within the third Upoddhāta-pāda, is the third chapter called “The Description of Svayambhū’s Form as the Three Guṇas.” Sūta said: Desiring progeny, Brahmā created from his mouth the deities named Jayā. All of them are remembered as having bodies of mantra, and are recalled here across the Manvantaras.