Shloka 51
Adhyaya 49 — Primordial Human Creation, the Rise of Desire, and the Origins of Settlements, Measures, and Agriculture
त एवṃ नगरादीṃस्तु कृत्वा वासार्थमात्मनः ।
निकेतनानि द्वन्द्वानां चक्रुरावसथाय वै ॥
ta evaṃ nagarādīṃs tu kṛtvā vāsārtham ātmanaḥ / niketanāni dvandvānāṃ cakrur āvasathāya vai
एवं नगरादिवासान् स्वनिवासार्थमास्थिताः । गृहाणि चक्रिरे तत्र द्वन्द्वातपप्रतिघातकान् ॥ निवासायैव निश्चयात् ॥
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FAQs
Civilization is framed as a response to suffering and environmental pressures (dvandva); shelter is a dharmic instrument to sustain life and duty, not merely luxury.
Supports ‘pratisarga’-like cultural reconstitution themes (rebuilding after decline), though presented as social narration rather than a formal cosmological account.
‘Dvandva’ points to the human condition; constructing ‘niketana’ is an outer analogue of building inner steadiness (sthiti) amid mental opposites.