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Shiva Purana

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ताभ्यां शिष्टा यवीयस्य एकादश सुलोचनाः ॥ ख्यातिस्सत्पथसंभूतिः स्मृतिः प्रीतिः क्षमा तथा॥२१॥

From those two (divine beings), were born eleven younger ones with beautiful eyes, Namely: Fame (Khyāti), Virtue-born Prosperity (Satpathasaṁbhūti), Memory (Smṛti), Love (Prīti), and Forgiveness (Kṣamā).

english translation

सन्नतिश्चानुरूपा च ऊर्जा स्वाहा स्वधा तथा ॥ भृगुर्भवो मरीचिश्च तथा चैवांगिरा मुनिः ॥ २२ ॥

Humility, propriety, energy, Svaha, and Svadha — also the sages Bhrigu, Bhava, Marichi, and Angira.

english translation

पुलस्त्यः पुलहश्चैव क्रतुश्चर्षिवरस्तथा ॥ अत्रिर्वासिष्ठो वह्निश्च पितरश्च यथाक्रमम् ॥ २३ ॥

Pulastya, Pulaha, and also Kratu, the best of sages, Atri, Vashishta, Vahni, and the Pitrs (ancestors), in due order.

english translation

ख्यातास्ता जगृहुः कन्या भृग्वाद्यास्साधका वराः ॥ ततस्संपूरितं सर्वं त्रैलोक्यं सचराचरम् ॥ २४ ॥

The great aspirants Bhṛgu and others took the hands of these famous daughters. Thereupon the entire universe consisting of three worlds, mobile and immobile was filled (with progeny).

english translation

एवं कर्मानुरूपेण प्रणिनामंबिकापते॥ आज्ञया बहवो जाता असंख्याता द्विजर्षभाः ॥२५॥

Thus according to their own actions and at the bidding of Śiva innumerable famous brahmins were born out of the various living beings.

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