Adhyaya 48 — The Emanation of Beings from Brahma: Night, Day, Twilight, and the Orders of Creation
ततोऽसृजत स भूतानि स्थावराणि चराणि च ।
यक्षान् पिशाचान् गन्धर्वांस्तथैवाप्सरसांगणान् ॥
tato 'sṛjat sa bhūtāni sthāvarāṇi carāṇi ca | yakṣān piśācān gandharvāṃs tathaivāpsarasāṃ gaṇān ||
அப்போது அவர் நிலைபொருள்களும் நகர்பொருள்களுமாகிய உயிர்களைப் படைத்தார்—யக்ஷர்கள், பிசாசர்கள், கந்தர்வர்கள், மேலும் அப்ஸரஸ்களின் கூட்டங்களையும்।
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The world includes visible and subtle orders of life; human conduct (especially ritual and purity codes) is traditionally framed as interacting responsibly with these layered domains.
Sarga: further detailing of created species and semi-divine classes.
Sthāvara and cara can be read as inertia and dynamism (tamas/rajas) within prakṛti; intermediate beings represent liminal forces between gross and subtle realms.