Shloka 54
Adhyaya 49 — Primordial Human Creation, the Rise of Desire, and the Origins of Settlements, Measures, and Agriculture
याः शाखाः कल्पवृक्षाणां पूर्वमासन् द्विजोत्तम ।
ता एव शाखा गेहानां शालात्वं तेन तासु तत् ॥
yāḥ śākhāḥ kalpavṛkṣāṇāṃ pūrvam āsan dvijottama / tā eva śākhā gehānāṃ śālātvaṃ tena tāsu tat
Oh el mejor de los nacidos dos veces, las ramas que antaño pertenecieron a los árboles que cumplen los deseos (kalpavṛkṣas)—esas mismas ramas se volvieron ramas de las casas; por ello, en ellas surgió la condición llamada «śālā» (sala/estructura de vivienda).
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FAQs
When miraculous supports (kalpavṛkṣa abundance) disappear, their remnants are repurposed into human-made supports (homes); dharma adapts without denying loss.
Resonates with pratisarga: reorganization of life after a change in cosmic conditions, expressed here through language and building practice.
The kalpavṛkṣa branch becoming ‘śālā’ symbolizes inner grace becoming inner discipline: what was once effortless boon becomes structured shelter through human agency.