Adhyaya 77 — Sanjna’s Withdrawal from Surya: The Birth of Yama and Yamuna, and the Emergence of Chhaya
ततः स पूजयामास तदा त्रैलोक्यपूजितम् ।
भास्वन्तं परया भक्त्या निजगेहमुपागतम् ॥
tataḥ sa pūjayāmāsa tadā trailokya-pūjitam / bhāsvantaṃ parayā bhaktyā nija-geham upāgatam
Alors lui (Tvaṣṭṛ) rendit un culte au Resplendissant (Sūrya), adoré par les trois mondes, avec une dévotion suprême, puisqu’il était venu en sa demeure.
Even the powerful are to be received with humility and proper honor; reverence (bhakti) is shown as the correct mode of approaching divine power.
Vaṃśānucarita context within Manvantara narration; the episode explains conditions shaping divine lineages.
‘Three-world worship’ hints that solar consciousness pervades all planes; honoring it properly allows it to be ‘recrafted’ without hostility.