Shloka 23
जटायुस्संवादः — Encounter with Jaṭāyu and the Genealogy of Beings
Aranyakanda 14
अपत्यं तु मृगास्सर्वे मृग्या नरवरोत्तम।ऋक्षाश्च मृगमन्दायास्सृमराश्चमरा स्तथा।।3.14.23।।
apatyaṃ tu mṛgāḥ sarve mṛgyā naravarottama |
ṛkṣāś ca mṛgamandāyāḥ sṛmarāś camarās tathā ||3.14.23||
हे नरश्रेष्ठ, मृगीपासून सर्व प्रकारचे मृग व वन्य प्राणी उत्पन्न झाले. आणि मृगमंदेपासून ऋक्ष (अस्वल), सृमर व चमर मृगही जन्मले॥
O best of men, all kinds of animals were born of Mrugi.To Mrugamanda were born bears and chamara (a different kind of deer).
FAQs
Dharma as harmony with nature: recognizing the ordered diversity of living beings supports a respectful, non-chaotic view of the world.
The speaker explains what kinds of creatures descend from Mṛgī and Mṛgamandā.
Attentive listening and learning (for Rāma as recipient): genealogical teaching presumes disciplined reception of knowledge.