Shloka 54
Adhyaya 49 — Primordial Human Creation, the Rise of Desire, and the Origins of Settlements, Measures, and Agriculture
याः शाखाः कल्पवृक्षाणां पूर्वमासन् द्विजोत्तम ।
ता एव शाखा गेहानां शालात्वं तेन तासु तत् ॥
yāḥ śākhāḥ kalpavṛkṣāṇāṃ pūrvam āsan dvijottama / tā eva śākhā gehānāṃ śālātvaṃ tena tāsu tat
噢，最胜之二生者，昔日属于如意树（kalpavṛkṣa，满愿树）的那些枝条——正是那些枝条成了屋舍之梁枝；因此，于其中生起了名为“śālā”（厅堂/屋宇结构）的状态。
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FAQs
When miraculous supports (kalpavṛkṣa abundance) disappear, their remnants are repurposed into human-made supports (homes); dharma adapts without denying loss.
Resonates with pratisarga: reorganization of life after a change in cosmic conditions, expressed here through language and building practice.
The kalpavṛkṣa branch becoming ‘śālā’ symbolizes inner grace becoming inner discipline: what was once effortless boon becomes structured shelter through human agency.