Adhyaya 64 — Creation Narrative
विहाय मां गता सा च मातास्मिन्निर्जने वने । बालामेकां महीपृष्ठे व्यालश्वापदसंकुले ॥
vihāya māṃ gatā sā ca mātā asmin nirjane vane | bālām ekāṃ mahī-pṛṣṭhe vyāla-śvāpadasaṃkule ||
Mich zurücklassend ging meine Mutter fort in diesen einsamen Wald—mich, ein einziges kleines Mädchen auf Erden, an einem Ort voller Schlangen und wilder Tiere.
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The verse highlights the precariousness of embodied life and the moral weight of parental responsibility; Purāṇic narration often uses abandonment to set the stage for providence (daiva) and self-made resilience.
Vamśānucarita: personal ordeal shaping a character’s destiny within a lineage tale.
The ‘wilderness with beasts’ mirrors saṃsāra—an unsafe realm where the unprotected jīva must grow amid threats; it foreshadows the need for divine or dharmic shelter.