Shloka 30
Adhyaya 49 — Primordial Human Creation, the Rise of Desire, and the Origins of Settlements, Measures, and Agriculture
ब्रह्मन् अन्वपरेषां तु पेतुः शाखा महीरुहाम् ।
वस्त्राणि च प्रसूयन्ते फलेष्व् आभरणानि च ॥
brahmann anvapareṣāṃ tu petuḥ śākhā mahīruhām | vastrāṇi ca prasūyante phaleṣv ābharaṇāni ca ||
ब्राह्मण, अन्येषां तु महातरूणां शाखाः स्वयमेव पतन्ति स्म। वस्त्राणि च समुत्पन्नानि, भूषणानि च फलेषु प्रादुर्भवन्ति स्म॥
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FAQs
When nature is generous and needs are met without exploitation, social labor and conflict are minimal; later, as scarcity/greed arises, humans resort to manufacture and defense.
Manvantara/yuga portrayal of living conditions; not sarga/pratisarga proper, but a ‘state of the world’ account.
Clothing and ornaments ‘growing’ suggests identity and status were once effortless and non-competitive; later, they become contested symbols.