Shloka 22
Adhyaya 48 — The Emanation of Beings from Brahma: Night, Day, Twilight, and the Orders of Creation
सर्पणात्तेऽभवन् सर्पा हीनत्वादहयः स्मृताः ।
सर्पान् दृष्ट्वा ततः क्रोधात् क्रोधात्मानो विनिर्ममे ॥
sarpaṇātte 'bhavan sarpā hīnatvād ahayaḥ smṛtāḥ | sarpān dṛṣṭvā tataḥ krodhāt krodhātmāno vinirmame ||
Par leur mouvement rampant, ils devinrent « serpents » ; et, à cause de leur bassesse, on se souvient d’eux comme des « ahayaḥ ». Voyant les serpents, il créa, dans la colère, des êtres dont la nature même est la fureur.
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FAQs
The verse links temperament and form: certain beings arise associated with specific guṇic impulses (here, krodha). It implicitly cautions that ungoverned anger generates destructive tendencies and ‘species’ of behavior.
Primarily Sarga (creation), specifically a sub-strand of secondary creation describing classes of beings and their naming through nirukti-style etymology.
Serpentine movement symbolizes tamas-bound consciousness (low, earth-hugging). ‘Krodhātmānaḥ’ suggests that anger crystallizes into autonomous forces—inner afflictions becoming outer adversaries.