Shloka 40
Dakṣa’s Daughters, Cosmic Lineages, and the Population of the Three Worlds
विवस्वत: श्राद्धदेवं संज्ञासूयत वै मनुम् । मिथुनं च महाभागा यमं देवं यमीं तथा । सैव भूत्वाथ वडवा नासत्यौ सुषुवे भुवि ॥ ४० ॥
vivasvataḥ śrāddhadevaṁ saṁjñāsūyata vai manum mithunaṁ ca mahā-bhāgā yamaṁ devaṁ yamīṁ tathā saiva bhūtvātha vaḍavā nāsatyau suṣuve bhuvi
Saṁjñā, l’épouse de Vivasvān, le dieu Soleil, enfanta le Manu nommé Śrāddhadeva. Cette mère fortunée donna aussi naissance aux jumeaux : Yama-deva et Yamī (la rivière Yamunā). Puis Yamī, errant sur la terre sous la forme d’une jument, mit au monde les deux Aśvinī-kumāra, connus sous le nom de Nāsatya.
FAQs
Śrāddhadeva Manu (Vaivasvata Manu) is the son of Vivasvān and Saṁjñā; he is the Manu who presides over the present manvantara and represents the lawful order of human society.
This verse states that Saṁjñā bore twin children—Yama (the deity who administers death and justice) and Yamī—along with Vaivasvata Manu.
It highlights that the universe is guided by divinely appointed order—Manu for social law and Yama for moral accountability—encouraging one to live responsibly and in harmony with dharma.