Shloka 106
Adhyaya 51 — Yaksha Injunctions: Graha-Children and Female Spirits Causing Domestic and Ritual Disruptions
अनुप्रविश्य सा जातमपहृत्यात्मसम्भवम् ।
क्षणप्रसविनी बालं तत्रैवोत्सृजते द्विज ॥
anupraviśya sā jātam apahṛtyātma-sambhavam / kṣaṇa-prasavinī bālaṃ tatraivotsṛjate dvija
Setelah masuk ke sana, ia membawa lari bayi yang baru lahir—bahkan anak kandung sendiri; wahai dwija, sang ‘pelahir sekejap’ itu meninggalkan bayi itu di tempat itu juga.
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FAQs
Negligence in protection during liminal moments (birth) is condemned; the community must actively safeguard mother and child. The ‘stealing and abandoning’ imagery conveys sudden infant peril.
Ācāra/Dharma and rakṣā-vidhi; not pancalakṣaṇa.
The ‘seizure’ of the newborn can symbolize prāṇa/tejas instability immediately after birth; protective boundaries (light, heat, ritual order) stabilize the transition into embodied life.