Shloka 22
Adhyaya 50 — Mind-Born Progeny, Svayambhuva Manu’s Lineage, and Brahmā’s Ordinance to Duḥsaha (Alakṣmī’s Retinue)
ताभ्यः शिष्टा यवीयस्य एकादश सुलोचनाः ।
ख्यातिः सत्यथा सम्भूतिः स्मृतिः प्रीतिस्तथा क्षमा ॥
tābhyaḥ śiṣṭā yavīyasyā ekādaśa sulocanāḥ | khyātiḥ satyathā sambhūtiḥ smṛtiḥ prītis tathā kṣamā ||
तेषां कनिष्ठा एकादश सुनेत्राः कन्याः शेषाः—ख्यातिः, सत्याः, सम्भूतिः, स्मृतिः, प्रीतिः, क्षमा च।
FAQs
The ‘younger’ set stresses relational virtues—memory, affection, forgiveness, truth—implying that social harmony depends on these subtle qualities as much as on ritual action.
Sarga/Pratisarga: cataloging personified virtues as progenitors within creation.
Smṛti and Kṣamā together symbolize continuity and healing: memory preserves dharma; forgiveness restores it when fractured.