Shloka 20
Adhyaya 48 — The Emanation of Beings from Brahma: Night, Day, Twilight, and the Orders of Creation
रक्षाम इति तेभ्योऽन्ये य ऊचुस्ते तु राक्षसाः ।
खादाम इति ये चोचुस्ते यक्षा यक्षणात् द्विज ॥
rakṣāma iti tebhyo 'nye ya ūcus te tu rākṣasāḥ / khādāma iti ye cocus te yakṣā yakṣaṇāt dvija
அவர்களில் ‘பாதுகாப்போம்’ என்று சொன்னோர் ராக்ஷசர்கள் ஆனார்கள்; ‘உண்போம்’ என்று சொன்னோர் யக்ஷர்கள் ஆனார்கள்—உண்ணும் செயல் காரணமாகவே அந்தப் பெயர், ஓ இருபிறப்பாளனே।
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FAQs
Two impulses are contrasted: guardianship (rakṣaṇa) versus predation (khādana). The taxonomy of beings becomes a moral map—identity follows intention and action.
Sarga: origin and naming of species/classes of beings through creator-linked narrative etymology.
Inner ‘rākṣasa/yakṣa’ can be read as protective versus consumptive tendencies within the psyche; spiritual discipline cultivates the rakṣaṇa-impulse over the devouring one.