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The material consisting of the elements of the earth, sky, air, and the cold atoms, and the heat of the sun, came into existence, and from this, many sprouts were born in the fields. These sprouts were close together, and they grew slowly and steadily from the sprout stage to the fruiting stage. In the same way, many other types of grains were born everywhere without being sown. All these grains ripened in due time and became fit to bear fruit due to the good deeds of the people in the past or the influence of that time.
Just as a son succeeds his father after his death, so these grains took the place of the Kalpa trees. There was neither excessive rain nor drought at that time, but moderate rainfall, so all the grains bore fruit without any hindrance.
Saathi, rice, Kalma, Brihi, barley, wheat, Kangni, Sama, Kodo, Nivaar (Tinni), Batane, sesame, flax, lentil, mustard, coriander, cumin, mung, urad, arhar, Ronsa, Moth, chickpea, Kulthi, and Tevra, along with many other types of grains, as well as Kusumbha (from which Kusumanee-red color is made) and cotton, were born for the livelihood of the people.
Even though these grains were available for enjoyment and consumption, the people, not knowing how to use them, were repeatedly caught in delusion - they were repeatedly misled by seeing them.
At the time of this change of era, the Kalpa trees had completely perished, so the people became very distressed, being without any support. At that time, due to the emergence of the concept of food, they were afflicted by three types of hunger.