Shloka 48
Adhyaya 49 — Primordial Human Creation, the Rise of Desire, and the Origins of Settlements, Measures, and Agriculture
अन्यस्मान्नगरादेर्या कार्यमुद्दिश्य मानवैः ।
क्रियते वसतिः सा वै विज्ञेया वसतिर्नरैः ॥
anyasmān nagarāder yā kāryam uddiśya mānavaiḥ / kriyate vasatiḥ sā vai vijñeyā vasatir naraiḥ
नगर इत्यादीपासून दूर, एखाद्या कामासाठी किंवा उद्देशासाठी लोक जे निवासस्थान उभारतात—ते ‘वसति’ (कार्यवस्ती/टोळ) असे जाणावे।
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FAQs
Human habitation is portrayed as purpose-driven: settlements arise to serve dharmic/economic tasks, emphasizing intentional organization rather than random sprawl.
Falls under descriptive material that supports manvantara-era social functioning; it is ancillary to the five marks but commonly embedded as ‘loka-vṛtta’ within Purāṇic narration.
‘Vasati’ indicates a liminal space—neither full city nor pure wilderness—symbolizing transitional stages of culture where duty (kārya) anchors community.