Shloka 33
Adhyaya 49 — Primordial Human Creation, the Rise of Desire, and the Origins of Settlements, Measures, and Agriculture
वृक्षांस् ताः पर्यगृह्णन्त ममत्वाविष्टचेतसः ।
नेशुस् तेनापचारेण तेऽपि तासां महीरुहाः ॥
vṛkṣāṃs tāḥ paryagṛhṇanta mamatvāviṣṭa-cetasaḥ | neśus tenāpacāreṇa te 'pi tāsāṃ mahīruhāḥ ||
「我がもの」という思いに心を奪われ、彼らはそれらの樹々を奪い取り、己のものとし始めた。すると、その非行に憤った大樹たちもまた、抗議の声を上げた。
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FAQs
The moral pivot is mamatva: possessiveness turns shared gifts into contested property; the ‘cry’ of the trees functions as a dharmic critique of exploitation.
Manvantara/yuga ethics narrative—how adharma begins through psychological appropriation.
Nature ‘voicing’ pain externalizes conscience: the world reflects the moral state of beings; when dharma is violated, the environment becomes adversarial.