Shloka 30
जटायुस्संवादः — Encounter with Jaṭāyu and the Genealogy of Beings
Aranyakanda 14
सर्वान् पुण्यफलान्वृक्षाननलापि व्यजायत।विनता च शुकीपौत्री कद्रूश्च सुरसास्वसा।।3.14.30।।
sarvān puṇyaphalān vṛkṣān analāpi vyajāyata |
vinatā ca śukīpautrī kadrūś ca surasāsvasā ||3.14.30||
انالا نے بھی ہر طرح کے درخت پیدا کیے جو پُنّیہ پھل لانے والے تھے۔ اور وِنَتا شُکی کی پوتی تھی؛ کَدرو اور سُرسا اس کی بہنیں تھیں۔
Anala (wife of Kasyapa) procreated trees with sacred fruits. Vinata was the granddaughter of Suki, and Kahdruva and Surasa were her sisters.
FAQs
Dharma is seen as nourishment and support for life: sacred fruit-bearing trees symbolize sustenance given to the world, mirroring the duty to provide and protect.
Jaṭāyu continues the genealogical-cosmic account, moving from beings to life-sustaining trees and then to the sisters Vinatā, Kadrū, and Surasā.
Instructional responsibility: Jaṭāyu preserves and transmits traditional knowledge accurately (satya).