Shiva Purana (Books 1 & 7)

ब्रह्माणं तपसाराध्य कुरु तस्य यथेप्सितम् तामाज्ञां परमेशस्य शिरसा प्रतिगृह्य सा

Worship Brahmā with austerity; fulfill his desired purpose. Having received the command of the supreme lord, she accepted it with her head bowed.

ब्रह्मणो वचनाद्देवी दक्षस्य दुहिताभवत् दत्त्वैवमतुलां शक्तिं ब्रह्मणे ब्रह्मरूपिणीम्

By the word of Brahma, the goddess became the daughter of Daksha, having given that incomparable power—embodying the very form of Brahma—to Brahma himself.

विवेश देहं देवस्य देवश्चांतरधीयत तदा प्रभृति लोके ऽस्मिन् स्त्रियां भोगः प्रतिष्ठितः

She entered the body of the god, and the god then disappeared; from that time onward in this world, enjoyment with women was established.

प्रजासृष्टिश्च विप्रेंद्रा मैथुनेन प्रवर्तते ब्रह्मापि प्राप सानन्दं सन्तोषं मुनिपुंगवाः

And, O best of Brahmins, the creation of beings henceforth proceeds through union; even Brahma himself attained joy and satisfaction, O foremost sages.

एतद्वस्सर्वमाख्यातं देव्याः शक्तिसमुद्भवम् पुण्यवृद्धिकरं श्राव्यं भूतसर्गानुपंगतः

Thus, all this has been told—the origin of the goddess's power, which brings increase of merit and is worthy of being heard, following the account of the creation of beings.

य इदं कीर्तयेन्नित्यं देव्याः शक्तिसमुद्भवम् पुण्यं सर्वमवाप्नोति पुत्रांश्च लभते शुभान्

Whoever recites daily this origin of the goddess's power attains all merit and obtains auspicious sons.

एवं लब्ध्वा परां शक्तिमीश्वरादेव शाश्वतीम् मैथुनप्रभवां सृष्टिं कर्तृकामः प्रजापतिः

Thus, having obtained the supreme and eternal power from the Lord, Prajapati, desiring to create progeny arising from union, prepared himself.

स्वयमप्यद्भुतो नारी चार्धेन पुरुषो ऽभवत् यार्धेन नारी सा तस्माच्छतरूपा व्यजायत

He himself became a wondrous woman and, by half, a man; from that half which was woman, Shatarupa was born.

विराजमसृजद्ब्रह्मा सो ऽर्धन पुरुषो ऽभवत् स वै स्वायंभुवः पूर्वं पुरुषो मनुरुच्यते

Brahma created Viraj, who became half a man; he is called the original Svayambhuva Manu, the first man.

सा देवी शतरूपा तु तपः कृत्वा सुदुश्चरम् भर्तारं दीप्तयशसं मनुमेवान्वपद्यत

That goddess Shatarupa, having performed severe austerities, became the wife of Manu, who was radiant with glory.

तस्मात्तु शतरूपा सा पुत्रद्वयमसूयत प्रियव्रतोत्तानपादौ पुत्रौ पुत्रवतां वरौ

From her, Shatarupa, two sons were born—Priyavrata and Uttanapada, the best among sons.

कन्ये द्वे च महाभागे याभ्यां जातास्त्विमाः प्रजाः आकूतिरेका विज्ञेया प्रसूतिरपरा स्मृता

And she bore two illustrious daughters, from whom these beings were born; one is known as Akuti, the other remembered as Prasuti.

स्वायंभुवः प्रसूतिं च ददौ दक्षाय तां प्रभुः रुचेः प्रजापतिश्चैव चाकूतिं समपादयत्

Svayambhuva gave Prasuti to Daksha, and the lord Prajapati gave Akuti to Ruchi.

आकूत्यां मिथुनं जज्ञे मानसस्य रुचेः शुभम् यज्ञश्च दक्षिणा चैव याभ्यां संवर्तितं जगत्

From Akuti, a virtuous pair was born to Ruchi by mind—Yajna and Dakshina—by whom the world is sustained.

चतस्रो विंशतिः कन्या दक्षस्त्वजनयत्प्रभुः

Daksha, the lord, begot twenty-four daughters.

श्रद्धा लक्ष्मीर्धृतिः पुष्टिस्तुष्टिर्मेधा क्रिया तथा बुद्धिर्लज्जा वपुः शांतिस्सिद्धिः कीर्तिस्त्रयोदशी

Shraddha, Lakshmi, Dhriti, Pushti, Tushti, Medha, Kriya, Buddhi, Lajja, Vapu, Shanti, Siddhi, and Kirti—these are thirteen.

पत्न्यर्थं प्रतिजग्राह धर्मो दाक्षायणीः प्रभुः ताभ्यः शिष्टा यवीयस्य एकादश सुलोचनाः

For the sake of wives, Dharma, the lord, accepted the Daksha daughters; the remaining eleven, younger and fair-eyed, were left.

ख्यातिः सत्यर्थसंभूतिः स्मृतिः प्रीतिः क्षमा तथा सन्नतिश्चानसूया च ऊर्जा स्वाहा स्वधा तथा

Khyati, Satyartha, Sambhuti, Smriti, Priti, Kshama, Sannati, Anasuya, Urja, Svaha, and Svadha.

भृगुश्शर्वो मरीचिश्च अंगिराः पुलहः क्रतुः पुलस्त्यो ऽत्रिर्विशिष्ठश्च पावकः पितरस्तथा

Bhrigu, Sharva, Marichi, Angiras, Pulaha, Kratu, Pulastya, Atri, Vasishta, Pavaka, and the Pitrs likewise.

ख्यात्याद्या जगृहुः कन्यामुनयो मुनिसत्तमाः कामाद्यास्तु यशोंता ये ते त्रयोदश सूनवः

The sages of great renown took the daughters beginning with Khyati, while those thirteen sons, beginning with Kama and ending with Yasha, were born.

धर्मस्य जज्ञिरे तास्तु श्रद्धाद्यास्सुसुखोत्तराः दुःखोत्तराश्च हिंसायामधर्मस्य च संततौ

Of Dharma were born those daughters, beginning with Shraddha, most auspicious; and of Adharma, in the line of Hinsa, were born those ending in suffering.

निकृत्यादय उत्पन्नाःपुत्राश्च धर्मलक्षणाः नैषां भार्याश्च पुत्रा वा सर्वे त्वनियमाः स्मृताः

From Nikriti and others were born sons marked by unrighteousness; their wives and sons are all said to be without fixed order.

स एष तामसस्सर्गो जज्ञे धर्मनियामकः या सा दक्षस्य दुहिता रुद्रस्य दयिता सती

Thus, this tamasic creation arose, governed by righteousness; she who was Daksha's daughter, beloved of Rudra, was Sati.

भर्तृनिन्दाप्रसंगेन त्यक्त्वा दाक्षायिणीं तनुम् दक्षं च दक्षभार्यां च विनिंद्य सह बन्धुभिः

Because of the reproach of her husband, she abandoned the body born of Daksha, censured Daksha and his wife along with her relatives.

सा मेनायामाविरभूत्पुत्री हिमवतो गिरेः रुद्रस्तु तां सतीं दृष्ट्वा रुद्रांस्त्वात्मसमप्रभान्

She was then born as the daughter of Mena and the mountain Himavat; Rudra, seeing Sati, who was equal to himself in splendor, took her as his own.

यथासृजदसंख्यातांस्तथा कथितमेव च भृगोः ख्यात्यां समुत्पन्ना लक्ष्मीर्नारायणप्रिया

Just as has been said, he created countless others; from Bhrigu and Khyati was born Lakshmi, beloved of Narayana.

देवौ धातृविधातारौ मन्वंतरविधारिणौ तयोर्वै पुत्रपौत्राद्याश्शतशो ऽथ सहस्रशः

The two gods, Dhata and Vidhata, sustain the cycles of the Manus; from them, sons, grandsons, and others arose by the hundreds and thousands.

स्वायंभुवे ऽंतरे नीताः सर्वे ते भार्गवा मताः मरीचेरपि संभूतिः पौर्णमासमसूयत

All those descendants of Bhrigu are considered to have been present in the interval of Svayambhuva Manu; from Marichi was born Sambhuti, who gave birth to Paurnamasa.

कन्याचतुष्टयं चैव महीयांसस्तदन्वयाः येषां वंशे समुत्पन्नो बहुपुत्रस्य कश्यपः

And there were four daughters, of great renown, from whose lineage was born Kashyapa, the one with many sons.