Adharma (Son of Brahmā)
Adharma · a-dharma, “the opposite of dharma”
Adharma is the being who came forth from the back of Brahmā at the beginning of creation. In the Brahma Vaivarta Purāṇa his wife is Mithyā Devī, falsehood, and lobha (greed) and the rest are his aṃśas.
His birth
Sauti tells Śaunaka of the beings born from Brahmā‘s body. From Brahmā’s back came Adharma; from his left side came Alakshmī; and from the region of his navel came Viśvakarmā and the eight Vasus.
Source: Brahma Vaivarta Purāṇa, Brahma Khaṇḍa, Chapter 8
His wife and his aṃśas
Nārāyaṇa Maharshi tells Nārada, among the aṃśas of Prakṛti and their husbands, that Mithyā Devī, honoured by all the wicked, is the wife of Adharma. In his teaching on adhyātma jñāna to Nanda, Śrī Kṛshṇa says that nidrā and the other śaktis are kalās of Prakṛti, while lobha and the rest are aṃśas of Adharma, and ahaṅkāra is the fifth.
Source: Brahma Vaivarta Purāṇa, Prakṛti Khaṇḍa, Chapter 1; Śrī Kṛshṇa Janma Khaṇḍa, Chapter 78
Sources
- Brahma Vaivarta Purāṇa, Brahma Khaṇḍa, Chapter 8; Prakṛti Khaṇḍa, Chapter 1; Śrī Kṛshṇa Janma Khaṇḍa, Chapter 78