Shloka 11
Adhyaya 77 — Sanjna’s Withdrawal from Surya: The Birth of Yama and Yamuna, and the Emergence of Chhaya
ततः पितृगृहे गन्तुं कृतबुद्धिर्यशस्विनी ।
छायामयीमात्मतनुं निर्ममे दयितां रवेः ॥
tataḥ pitṛgṛhe gantuṃ kṛtabuddhiryaśasvinī / chāyāmayīmātmatanuṃ nirmame dayitāṃ raveḥ
Entonces, resuelta a ir a la casa de su padre, la ilustre dama—amada de Ravi—creó de sí misma una forma hecha de sombra (Chāyā).
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FAQs
The narrative recognizes practical accommodation: when one cannot sustain a role directly, a mediated arrangement is made to preserve household continuity—though it carries later ethical complications.
Vaṃśānucarita, as Chāyā becomes significant in lineage stories and the distribution of offspring in related traditions.
Chāyā is the principle of ‘filtering’ radiance—an inner sheath (kośa-like) that allows engagement with intense consciousness/tejas without being burned by it.