Adhyaya 49 — Primordial Human Creation, the Rise of Desire, and the Origins of Settlements, Measures, and Agriculture
मासि मास्य् आर्तवोत्पत्त्या गर्भोत्पत्तिः पुनः पुनः ।
रागोत्पत्त्या ततस् तासां वृक्षास् ते गृहम्-संज्ञिताः ॥
māsi māsy ārtavotpatt yā garbhotpattiḥ punaḥ punaḥ | rāgotpattyā tatas tāsāṃ vṛkṣās te gṛha-saṃjñitāḥ ||
ತಿಂಗಳುತಿಂಗಳಿಗೂ ರಜಃಸ್ರಾವ ಉದಯವಾಗುತ್ತಿದ್ದಂತೆ ಪುನಃ ಪುನಃ ಗರ್ಭಧಾರಣೆ ನಡೆಯತೊಡಗಿತು. ನಂತರ ಕಾಮ ಉದಯಿಸಿದಾಗ ಅವರು ಆ ವೃಕ್ಷಗಳನ್ನು ‘ಗೃಹಗಳು’ ಎಂದು ಪರಿಗಣಿಸಿದರು.
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The text links biological cycles with the ethical-psychological shift (rāga), presenting reproduction and attachment as drivers of more settled, possessive living.
Manvantara/yuga-dharma description (how beings’ conduct and conditions evolve with time).
‘House’ is not merely shelter but a mental designation (saṃjñā): attachment transforms neutral nature into ‘mine’ and ‘home,’ binding consciousness.