Shloka 23

Adhyaya 78 — Hymn to Surya and the Distribution of Solar Splendour; Genealogy of Vaivasvata and Chaya’s Line

Sanskrit

ततश्च नासिकायोगं तयोस्तत्र समेतयोः ।

नासत्यदस्त्रौ तनयावश्वीवक्त्रविनिर्गतौ ॥

Transliteration

tataśca nāsikāyogaṃ tayostatra sametayoḥ / nāsatyadastrau tanayāvaśvīvaktravinirgatau

Translation

Puis, lorsque tous deux se rejoignirent en ce lieu, il se produisit une union par le nez; et les deux fils—Nāsatya et Dasra—naquirent, apparaissant avec des visages semblables à ceux d’un cheval.

Speakers

• Narratorial Purāṇic narration

Primary Deities

• Aśvinau (Nāsatya, Dasra)
• Sūrya (Vivasvān)
• Saṃjñā

Key Themes

• Divine birth narratives
• Aśvins as divine physicians
• Mythic etiology