Asked by Prahlada as to who
he was, that form possessed of great effulgence answered, saying, 'Know,
O chief of the Daityas, that I am Truth. I shall leave thee, following
the way of Righteousness.' After Truth had left Prahlada, following in
the wake of Righteousness, another great person issued out of Prahlada's
body. Asked by the Daityas king, the mighty being answered, 'I am the
embodiment of Good deeds. Know, O Prahlada, that 1 live there where Truth
lives.' After this one had left Prahlada, another being came out,
uttering loud and deep cries. Addressed by Prahlada, he answered, 'Know
that I am Might. I dwell there where Good deeds are.' 'Having said these
words, Might went away to that place whither Good deeds had gone. After
this, a goddess of great effulgence issued out of Prahlada's body. The
Daitya chief asked her and she answered him saying that she was the
embodiment of Prosperity, adding, 'I dwelt in thee, O hero, O thou of
prowess incapable of being baffled! Cast off by thee, I shall follow in
the wake of Might.' The high-souled Prahlada, penetrated, with great
fear, once more asked the goddess, saying, 'Where dost thou go, O
goddess, O thou that dwellest amid lotuses? Thou art ever devoted to
truth, O goddess, and thou art the first of deities. Who is that foremost
of Brahmanas (who was my disciple)? I desire to know the truth.'
The goddess of Prosperity said, 'Devoted to the vow of Brahmacharya, that
Brahmana who was instructed by thee was Sukra.
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