Shloka 21
जटायुस्संवादः — Encounter with Jaṭāyu and the Genealogy of Beings
Aranyakanda 14
दश क्रोधवशा राम विजज्ञे ह्यात्मसम्भवाः।मृगीं च मृगमन्दां च हरीं भद्रमदामपि।।3.14.21।।मातङ्गीमपि शार्दूलीं श्वेतां च सुरभिं तथा।सर्वलक्षणसम्पन्नां सुरसां कद्रुकामपि।।3.14.22।।
daśa krodhavaśā rāma vijajñe hy ātmasambhavāḥ |
mṛgīṃ ca mṛgamandāṃ ca harīṃ bhadramadām api ||3.14.21||
ಹೇ ರಾಮ, ಕ್ರೋಧವಶೆಯು ತನ್ನದೇ ದೇಹದಿಂದ ಹತ್ತು ಪುತ್ರಿಯರನ್ನು ಹೆತ್ತಳು—ಮೃಗೀ, ಮೃಗಮಂದಾ, ಹರೀ, ಹಾಗೆಯೇ ಭದ್ರಮದಾ ಸಹ (ಅವರಲ್ಲಿ) ಇದ್ದಳು.
O Rama!to Krodhavasa were born Mrugi, Mrugamanda, Hari, Bhadramada, Mathangi, Sardooli, Sweta, Surabhi and Surasa, Kadruva and endowed with all virtues.
FAQs
Continuity of creation within dharmic order: the verse frames the world’s beings as arising through lawful lineage, reinforcing cosmic order (ṛta/dharma).
The speaker shifts from bird lineages to Krodhavaśā’s ten daughters, beginning the list.
Didactic clarity: careful enumeration for the listener’s understanding.