Shloka 42
Adhyaya 77 — Sanjna’s Withdrawal from Surya: The Birth of Yama and Yamuna, and the Emergence of Chhaya
संवत्सरभ्रमेस् तस्य विश्वकर्मा करावेस्ततः ।
तेजसः शातनञ्चक्रे स्तूयमानश्च दैवतैः ॥
saṃvatsara-bhrames tasya viśvakarmā karaves tataḥ / tejasaḥ śātanaṃ cakre stūyamānaś ca daivataiḥ
Alors, au terme du cycle d’une année, Viśvakarman accomplit l’amenuisement de (l’éclat de Sūrya), tandis que les dieux le louaient.
FAQs
Reform takes time and proper timing; the year-cycle suggests that moderation of force is aligned with ṛta (cosmic rhythm), not impulsive reaction.
Manvantara narrative with cosmological time-markers: it ties divine action to temporal cycles, supporting the Purāṇic account of world-order maintenance.
The ‘year’s circuit’ mirrors prāṇic cycles; as excess tejas is harmonized, the devas (inner faculties) ‘praise’ because the system becomes balanced and luminous.