Adhyaya 77 — Sanjna’s Withdrawal from Surya: The Birth of Yama and Yamuna, and the Emergence of Chhaya
संज्ञां पृष्टस्तदा तस्मै कथयामास विश्वकृत् ।
आगतैवेह मे वेष्म भवतः प्रेषितेति वै ॥
saṃjñāṃ pṛṣṭas tadā tasmai kathayāmāsa viśvakṛt / āgataiv eha me veśma bhavataḥ preṣiteti vai
ពេលត្រូវសួរអំពី សំជ្ញា វិស្វក្រឹត (អ្នកបង្កើតសកល វិស្វកម្ម) បានប្រាប់គាត់ថា៖ «នាងពិតជាបានមកដល់ផ្ទះខ្ញុំ ដោយត្រូវបានអ្នកផ្ញើមក»។
Inquiry guided by respect yields clarity; also, responsibility is subtly returned—events unfold not merely by others’ fault but through one’s own prior actions.
Manvantara-linked dynastic narration; it situates a turning point that affects subsequent lineage and cosmic administration.
‘Sent by you’ implies that the jīva’s experiences are propelled by its own tejas/karma; the artisan represents the inner faculty that can reconfigure that energy.