Srimad Bhagavatam — Chaturtha Skandha, Shloka 51
Genealogies of Svāyambhuva Manu, the Appearance of Yajña, and Atri’s Sons
Brahmā–Viṣṇu–Śiva Expansions
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
Daripada Śānti lahirlah Sukha, daripada Tuṣṭi lahirlah Muda, daripada Puṣṭi lahirlah Smaya; daripada Kriyā lahirlah Yoga, daripada Unnati lahirlah Darpa, dan daripada Buddhi lahirlah Artha. Mereka seakan-akan penerang jalan dharma.
FAQs
This verse personifies key virtues—Śraddhā, Dayā, Śānti, Tuṣṭi, Puṣṭi, and Kriyā-unnati—showing them as sacred principles integrated into divine and cosmic order.
The narrative presents virtues as living personifications whose marriages symbolize how cosmic administration and spiritual progress are sustained by dharmic qualities.
Practice gratitude and simplicity for Tuṣṭi, and actively reduce others’ suffering through kindness, service, and non-harm for Dayā.