Shloka 343
Adhyāya 42 — Mahābhūta–Indriya–Adhyātma-Vyavasthā
Brahmā’s Instruction on Elements and Faculties
अण्डजानि विजानीयात् सर्वाश्वैव सरीसूपान् इनके अतिरिक्त जो दूसरे आकाशचारी प्राणी हैं तथा जो पेटसे चलनेवाले सर्प आदि हैं, उन सबको भी अण्डज जानना चाहिये
aṇḍajāni vijānīyāt sarvāṇy eva sarīsṛpān |
Wika ni Vāyu: “Dapat unawain na ang lahat ng gumagapang—gaya ng mga ahas at katulad nila—ay ‘aṇḍaja’ (isinilang mula sa itlog). Gayundin, ang iba pang nilalang na gumagalaw sa himpapawid ay dapat ding kilalaning kabilang sa uri ng mga isinilang mula sa itlog.”
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches a traditional taxonomy of living beings: reptiles/creeping creatures (like snakes) and other sky-moving creatures are to be understood as aṇḍaja—born from eggs—highlighting a systematic way of knowing the natural world.
Vāyudeva is giving an instructive explanation, defining categories of birth and identifying which kinds of creatures fall under the ‘egg-born’ class.