Shloka 27
Adhyaya 49 — Primordial Human Creation, the Rise of Desire, and the Origins of Settlements, Measures, and Agriculture
Sanskrit
प्रायशः कल्पवृक्षास्ते संभूता गृहम्-संज्ञिताः ।
सर्वे प्रत्युपभोगाश्च तासां तेभ्यः प्रजायते ॥
Transliteration
prāyaśaḥ kalpavṛkṣās te saṃbhūtā gṛha-saṃjñitāḥ | sarve pratyupabhogāś ca tāsāṃ tebhyaḥ prajāyate ||
Translation
En su mayor parte surgieron aquellos árboles que conceden deseos, conocidos como “casas”. De ellos se producían, para esas gentes, todos los objetos de goce inmediato.
Speakers
Narrative voice within the Markandeya Purana’s didactic exposition (exact interlocutors not identifiable from the isolated verses)
Key Themes
CosmologyYuga-dharmaHuman originsEconomy of abundance