Shloka 32
Adhyaya 77 — Sanjna’s Withdrawal from Surya: The Birth of Yama and Yamuna, and the Emergence of Chhaya
यथा मनुर्ममाचष्टे नेयं मता तथा मम ।
विगुणेष्वपि पुत्रेषु न माता विगुणा भवेत् ॥
yathā manur mamācaṣṭe neyaṃ matā tathā mama /
viguṇeṣv api putreṣu na mātā viguṇā bhavet
মনু যেমন আমাকে বলেছেন, এবং আমারও সেই মত: পুত্ররা দোষী হলেও, মাতা কখনও দুষ্টা বা দোষী হতে পারেন না।
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FAQs
The text articulates a dharmic ideal of unconditional care: guardians should not mirror the faults of dependents; moral excellence is tested precisely when the other is imperfect.
Dharma-teaching embedded within Vaṃśānucarita (genealogical narrative).
The ‘mother’ can symbolize prakṛti/nurturing ground of beings; even when jīvas are viguṇa (rajasic/tamasic), the sustaining principle ideally remains sāttvika—non-reactive and supportive.