Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 7
ददौ त्वां प्रथमं मह्यं सतीनामेति कीर्तिताम् । ददौ दश च धर्माय श्रद्धा मेधा धृतिः क्षमा
dadau tvāṃ prathamaṃ mahyaṃ satīnāmeti kīrtitām | dadau daśa ca dharmāya śraddhā medhā dhṛtiḥ kṣamā
അവൻ ആദ്യം നിന്നെ എനിക്ക് നൽകി—‘സതി’ എന്നു കീർത്തിക്കപ്പെട്ടവളായി. പിന്നെ ധർമ്മനു പത്തു പുത്രിമാരെ നൽകി—ശ്രദ്ധ, മേധ, ധൃതി, ക്ഷമ മുതലായവർ।
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)
Scene: Dakṣa gives Devī (Satī) first to Śiva; then gives daughters to Dharma, personified as radiant women embodying virtues like Śraddhā, Medhā, Dhṛti, Kṣamā.
FAQs
Dharma is upheld through ordered cosmic relationships; virtues like faith, intelligence, steadfastness, and forbearance are personified as Dharma’s powers.
Not directly; this genealogy serves the broader Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya narrative explaining a local manifestation.
None.