Shloka 38
Adhyaya 77 — Sanjna’s Withdrawal from Surya: The Birth of Yama and Yamuna, and the Emergence of Chhaya
संज्ञां पृष्टस्तदा तस्मै कथयामास विश्वकृत् ।
आगतैवेह मे वेष्म भवतः प्रेषितेति वै ॥
saṃjñāṃ pṛṣṭas tadā tasmai kathayāmāsa viśvakṛt / āgataiv eha me veśma bhavataḥ preṣiteti vai
সঞ্জ্ঞা সম্পর্কে জিজ্ঞাসিত হলে বিশ্বকৃত্ (বিশ্বকর্মা) তাঁকে বললেন—“তিনি নিশ্চয়ই আপনার প্রেরিত হয়ে আমার গৃহে এসেছেন।”
FAQs
Inquiry guided by respect yields clarity; also, responsibility is subtly returned—events unfold not merely by others’ fault but through one’s own prior actions.
Manvantara-linked dynastic narration; it situates a turning point that affects subsequent lineage and cosmic administration.
‘Sent by you’ implies that the jīva’s experiences are propelled by its own tejas/karma; the artisan represents the inner faculty that can reconfigure that energy.