Text 3] Dhruva Maharaja Leaves Home for the Forest 281
asiita—produced; mithunam—combination; tat—that; tu—but; nirrtih—
Nirrti; jagrhe—took; aprajah—being childless.
TRANSLATION

Irreligion was also Brahma’s son, and his wife’s name was Falsity. From
their combination, two demons named Dambha, or Bluffing, and Maya, or
Cheating, were born, and they were taken by a demon named Nirrti, who
had no children.

PURPORT

It is understood herein that Adharma, Irreligion, was also a son of
Brahma, and he married his sister Mrsa. This is the beginning of sex life
between brother and sister. This unnatural combination of sex life can be
possible in human society only where there is Adharma, Irreligion. It is
understood that in the beginning of creation Brahma created not only
saintly sons like Sanaka, Sanatana and Narada but also demonic offspring
like Nirrti, Adharma, Dambha and Falsity. Everything was created by
Brahma in the beginning. Regarding Narada, it is understood that because
his previous life was very pious and his association was very good, he was
therefore born as Narada. Others were also born in their own capacities,
according to their backgrounds. The law of karma continues birth after
birth, and when there is a new creation, the same karma comes back with
the living entities. They are born in different capacities according to karma
even though their father is originally Brahma, who is the exalted qualita-
tive incarnation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

TEXT 3
wa: aaaaerat Prefer Hered |
areat satay fee 3 aeafta: eT Hf
tayoh samabhaval lobho
nikrtis ca maha-mate
tabhyam krodhas ca himsa ca
yad duruk tih svasa kalih

tayoh—those two; samabhavat—were born; lobhah—Greed; nikrtih—

Cunning; ca—and; maha-mate—O great soul; tabhyam—from both of them;
