Shloka 8
Adhyaya 77 — Sanjna’s Withdrawal from Surya: The Birth of Yama and Yamuna, and the Emergence of Chhaya
सापि संज्ञा रवेस्तेजः सेहे दुःखेन भामिनी ।
असहन्ती च सा तेजश्चिन्तयामास वै तदा ॥
sāpi saṃjñā ravestejaḥ sehe duḥkhena bhāminī / asahantī ca sā tejaścintayāmāsa vai tadā
That Saṃjñā too, the radiant lady, endured Ravi’s brilliance only with pain; and, unable to bear that tejas, she then began to reflect anxiously.
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FAQs
Even divine-associated figures have limits; endurance without suitability becomes suffering. The ethical subtext is the need for harmony (anukūlatā) in relationships and environments, not mere duty under pain.
Vaṃśānucarita: the emotional and practical conditions preceding key births (Yama/Yamunā) and subsequent lineage developments.
Tejas here is both literal solar radiance and the intensity of consciousness. Saṃjñā (‘cognition’) failing to bear tejas hints at the mind’s need for mediation—foreshadowing the creation of Chāyā (a ‘shade’/proxy).