Shloka 33
Adhyaya 77 — Sanjna’s Withdrawal from Surya: The Birth of Yama and Yamuna, and the Emergence of Chhaya
Sanskrit
मार्कण्डेय उवाच यमस्यैतद्वचः श्रुत्वा भगवान्स्तिमिरापहः ।
छायासंज्ञां समाहूय पप्रच्छ क्व गतेति सा ॥
Transliteration
mārkaṇḍeya uvāca yamasyaitad vacaḥ śrutvā bhagavāṃs timirāpahaḥ /
chāyāsaṃjñāṃ samāhūya papraccha kva gateti sā
Translation
Mārkaṇḍeya sprach: Als er Yamas Worte vernahm, rief der selige Vertreiber der Finsternis (die Sonne) Chāyā (genannt Saṃjñā) herbei und fragte sie: „Wohin ist sie (Saṃjñā) gegangen?“
Speakers
Mārkaṇḍeya (narrator); Sūrya interrogates Chāyā
Primary Deities
MārkaṇḍeyaSūryaChāyāSaṃjñāYama
Key ThemesTruth revealedDiscernmentRestoration of orderIdentity and illusion