mṛṣādharmasya bhāryāsīd
mṛṣādharmasya bhāryāsīd
dambhaṁ māyāṁ ca śatru-han
asūta mithunaṁ tat tu
nirṛtir jagṛhe 'prajaḥ
O killer of the enemy! Lord Brahmā’s son Adharma had a wife named Lying. She gave birth to twins called Cheating and Illusion. Nirṛti, who had no children, accepted them as his children.
The family of Brahmā’s son Adharma is described. O killer of the enemy! This indicated to Vidura that people like him kill adharma. Dambha means cheating. Māyā means activities suitable for cheating. Though brother and sister, they married, since they are aṁśas of Adharma. Nirṛti is in charge of the southwest direction (inauspicious).
|| 4.8.3 ||
tayoḥ samabhaval lobho
nikṛtiś ca mahā-mate
tābhyāṁ krodhaś ca hiṁsā ca
yad duruktiḥ svasā kaliḥ
O great soul! From Cheating and Illusion were born Greed and Deceit. From their combination came children named Anger and Violence, and from their combination were born Quarrel and his sister Profanity.
Nikṛtiḥ means deceit. From Anger and Violence came Quarrel and Profantiy.
|| 4.8.4 ||
duruktau kalir ādhatta
bhayaṁ mṛtyuṁ ca sattama
tayoś ca mithunaṁ jajñe
yātanā nirayas tathā
O greatest of good men! Quarrel produced in Profanity the children named Fear and Death. From the combination of Death and Fear came children named Pain and Hell.
One may ask about the favorable and unfavorable elements for bhakti, the ultimate method described in the scriptures. The elements ending with Hell, the family members of Adharma, have been described as the elements to be avoided.
|| 4.8.5 ||
saṅgraheṇa mayākhyātaḥ
pratisargas tavānagha
triḥ śrutvaitat pumān puṇyaṁ
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