Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 48, 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 ||
उनकी रेंगने की गति के कारण वे ‘सर्प’ कहलाए; और नीचता/भूमिस्पर्शी अवस्था के कारण वे ‘अहयः’ के नाम से स्मरण किए गए। उन सर्पों को देखकर उसने क्रोध से ऐसे प्राणी रचे जिनका स्वभाव ही रोष था।
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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.