The Shrutis say that unrighteousness beget a son named Pride upon the goddess of prosperity. This Pride, O king, brought ruin upon many among the gods and the Asuras.
दर्पो नाम श्रियः पुत्रो जज्ञेऽधर्मादिति श्रुतिः। तेन देवासुरा राजन् नीता: सुबहवो व्ययम्॥