Shloka 4
Uttarā-diśā Māhātmya — Suparṇa’s Praise of the Northern Quarter
Suparṇa–Gālava Saṃvāda
अत्र पीत्वा समस्तान् वै वरुणस्य रसांस्तु षट् । जायते तरुण: सोम: शुक्लस्यादौ तमिस्रहा
atra pītvā samastān vai varuṇasya rasāṁs tu ṣaṭ | jāyate taruṇaḥ somaḥ śuklasyādau tamisrahā ||
यहीं वरुण के छः प्रकार के समस्त रसों का पूर्ण पान करके अन्धकार का नाश करने वाला तरुण सोम (चन्द्रमा) शुक्लपक्ष के आरम्भ में नूतन रूप से उत्पन्न होता है।
युपर्ण उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse presents the waxing Moon as a symbol of lawful renewal: by receiving sustaining essences (rasas) in due order, light is restored and darkness is dispelled—an image of dharma as cyclical reestablishment of balance.
Yuparṇa describes a cosmological process: Soma (the Moon) stays near Varuṇa, drinks six kinds of essences, and then rises anew at the start of the bright fortnight, growing in brilliance as a remover of darkness.