Shloka 22
यजुर्वेदशाखाः, याज्ञवल्क्य–वैशम्पायनसंवादः, सूर्यस्तुतिः
Yajurveda branches and Yājñavalkya’s solar revelation
सत्कर्मयोग्यो न जनो नैवापः शौचकारणम् यस्मिन्न् अनुदिते तस्मै नमो देवाय भास्वते
satkarmayogyo na jano naivāpaḥ śaucakāraṇam yasminn anudite tasmai namo devāya bhāsvate
ពេលព្រះអង្គមិនទាន់រះឡើង មនុស្សមិនសមស្របសម្រាប់កិច្ចធម៌ល្អទេ ហើយទឹកក៏មិនក្លាយជាមូលហេតុនៃភាពបរិសុទ្ធដែរ។ សូមក្រាបបង្គំដល់ព្រះដ៏ភ្លឺចែងចាំង ភាស្វត។
Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya; verse embedded in a Sūrya-stuti context)
Speaker: Parasara
Topic: Dependence of dharmic activity and ritual purity upon the Sun’s rising
Teaching: Ethical
Quality: authoritative
Concept: Righteous action and even ritual purification are contextually grounded in cosmic order, symbolized by the Sun’s arising as the enabler of dharmic practice.
Vedantic Theme: Dharma
Application: Structure daily sādhana around regularity and clarity—rise early, keep vows, and let outer purity support inner intention.
Vishishtadvaita: Cosmic order is not autonomous; it is upheld through divine regulation (niyati) manifest as Sūrya, aligning embodied practice with the Lord’s governance.
Vishnu Form: Para-Brahman
Bhakti Type: Dasya
FAQs
The verse presents sunrise as the cosmic signal that authorizes dharmic activity; before the Sun’s rising, even routine rites and the fitness for “satkarma” are considered incomplete.
Purity is not treated as merely physical washing; it is tied to cosmic order—without the Sun’s presence (anudite), even water is not described as fully serving as the instrument of śauca.
Bhāsvān is praised as a governing power of order and dharma; the hymn frames the Sun as a divine regulator of lawful life, aligned with the Purāṇic vision of a universe sustained by higher sovereignty.