The Account of Kārtavīrya’s Protective Kavaca
Kārtavīrya-kavaca-vṛttānta
भेरुंडा वायसा गूध्रा हंसाद्याः पक्षिजातयः । उद्भिज्जाश्चांडजाश्चैव स्वेदजाश्च जरायुजाः ॥ ८८ ॥
bheruṃḍā vāyasā gūdhrā haṃsādyāḥ pakṣijātayaḥ | udbhijjāścāṃḍajāścaiva svedajāśca jarāyujāḥ || 88 ||
ベールンダ、烏、禿鷲、そして白鳥などの鳥類は、有翼の種々の類に属する。また生類は、芽生(植物)、卵生、湿生(汗・湿気より生ずるもの)、胎生(母胎より生ずるもの)とも分けられる。
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a technical/classificatory context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
It frames creation as an ordered, knowable system—classifying beings by modes of birth—supporting a śāstric (disciplined) view of the world that underlies dharma and correct understanding.
Indirectly: by presenting all life-forms as part of a single cosmic order, it supports the bhakti attitude of reverence toward creation and the Creator, even though the verse itself is primarily classificatory.
A technical taxonomy useful for śāstric study—especially Vyākaraṇa-style categorization and cosmological enumeration—employing standard yoni/birth-type terms (udbhijja, aṇḍaja, svedaja, jarāyuja).