Shloka 55
Adhyaya 49 — Primordial Human Creation, the Rise of Desire, and the Origins of Settlements, Measures, and Agriculture
कृत्वा द्वन्द्वोपघातन्ते वार्तोपायमचिन्तयन् ।
नष्टेषु मधुना सार्धं कल्पवृक्षेष्वशेषतः ॥
kṛtvā dvandvopaghātaṃ te vārtopāyam acintayan / naṣṭeṣu madhunā sārdhaṃ kalpavṛkṣeṣv aśeṣataḥ
ਦੁਅਲਤਾਵਾਂ ਦੇ ਕਲੇਸ਼ ਨਾਲ ਪੀੜਤ ਹੋ ਕੇ ਉਹ ਜੀਵਿਕਾ ਦੇ ਉਪਾਅ ਸੋਚਣ ਲੱਗੇ; ਕਿਉਂਕਿ ਸ਼ਹਿਦ ਸਮੇਤ ਕਲਪਵ੍ਰਿਕਸ਼ ਪੂਰੀ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਨਾਸ ਹੋ ਚੁੱਕੇ ਸਨ।
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FAQs
The text frames economy (vārta) as a necessary dharmic response when providential abundance ends; suffering prompts organized livelihood rather than despair.
Pratisarga-like: a world-condition changes (loss of kalpavṛkṣas), and society restructures its sustenance systems accordingly.
Honey (madhu) often symbolizes sweetness/essence; its loss indicates the fading of spontaneous rasa, compelling the seeker to cultivate essence through effort and right means.