Shloka 32
Adhyaya 49 — Primordial Human Creation, the Rise of Desire, and the Origins of Settlements, Measures, and Agriculture
तेन वा वर्तयन्ति स्म मुखे त्रेयायुगस्य वै ।
ततः कालान्तरेणैव पुनर् लोभान्वितास् तु ताः ॥
tena vā vartayanti sma mukhe treyāyugasya vai | tataḥ kālāntareṇaiva punar lobhānvītās tu tāḥ ||
तेन मधुना ते खलु त्रेतायुगस्यादौ जीवितवन्तः। अथ कालेनान्तरिते पुनर्लोभसमाविष्टा अभवन्॥
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FAQs
Even when needs are met, unchecked desire matures into lobha (greed), which is treated as a turning point toward conflict and social stratification.
Manvantara/yuga-dharma trajectory: the ethical texture of an age and its deterioration.
The recurrence (‘punar’) highlights cyclicity: inner impurities reassert themselves unless restrained by dharma/discipline.