मृषाधर्मस्य भार्यासीद्दम्भं मायां च शत्रुहन् । असूत मिथुनं तत्तु निऋर्तिर्जगृहेऽप्रज: ॥ २ ॥
mrsadharmasya bharyasid dambham mayam ca satru-han asuta mithunam tat tu nirrtir jagrhe ’prajah
- mrsa
- Mrsa
- adharmasya
- of Irreligion
- bharya
- wife
- asit
- was
- dambham
- Bluffing
- mayam
- Cheating
- ca
- and
- satru-han
- O slayer of enemies
- asuta
- produced
- mithunam
- combination
- tat
- that
- tu
- but
- nirrtih
- Nirrti
- jagrhe
- took
- aprajah
- being childless.
Another son of Lord Brahma was Irreligion, whose wife’s name was Falsity. From their combination were born two demons named Dambha, or Bluffing, and Maya, or Cheating. These two demons were taken by a demon named Nirrti, who had no children.