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
Trong số họ, kẻ nói: ‘Hãy bảo hộ (nó)’ thì trở thành Rākṣasa. Kẻ nói: ‘Hãy ăn (nó)’ thì trở thành Yakṣa—được gọi như vậy theo hành vi ăn nuốt, hỡi bậc nhị sinh.
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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.