Shloka 4

Adhyaya 77 — Sanjna’s Withdrawal from Surya: The Birth of Yama and Yamuna, and the Emergence of Chhaya

Sanskrit

मयि दृष्टे सदा यस्मात् कुरुषे नेत्रसंयमम् ।

तस्माज्जनिष्यसे मूढे प्रजासंयमनं यमम् ॥

Transliteration

mayi dṛṣṭe sadā yasmāt kuruṣe netrasaṃyamam / tasmājjaniṣyase mūḍhe prajāsaṃyamanaṃ yamam

Translation

Porque, cada vez que me miras, sigues conteniendo y bajando los ojos; por ello, oh necia, darás a luz a Yama, el que refrena y gobierna a las criaturas.

Speakers

• Sūrya (Ravi) addressing Saṃjñā (implied
• within Mārkaṇḍeya’s narration)

Primary Deities

• Sūrya (Ravi)
• Yama (as future offspring)
• Saṃjñā

Key Themes

• Genealogy
• Karmic consequence
• Name-etymology (Yama as restraint)
• Marital tension
• Etiological myth