Shloka 33
Adhyaya 77 — Sanjna’s Withdrawal from Surya: The Birth of Yama and Yamuna, and the Emergence of Chhaya
मार्कण्डेय उवाच यमस्यैतद्वचः श्रुत्वा भगवान्स्तिमिरापहः ।
छायासंज्ञां समाहूय पप्रच्छ क्व गतेति सा ॥
mārkaṇḍeya uvāca yamasyaitad vacaḥ śrutvā bhagavāṃs timirāpahaḥ /
chāyāsaṃjñāṃ samāhūya papraccha kva gateti sā
ಮಾರ್ಕಂಡೇಯರು ಹೇಳಿದರು: ಯಮನ ಈ ಮಾತುಗಳನ್ನು ಕೇಳಿ, ಕತ್ತಲೆಯನ್ನು ಹೋಗಲಾಡಿಸುವ ಸೂರ್ಯದೇವನು ಛಾಯಾಳನ್ನು (ಸಂಜ್ಞೆ ಎಂದು ಕರೆಯಲ್ಪಡುವವಳು) ಕರೆದು, 'ಅವಳು (ಸಂಜ್ಞೆ) ಎಲ್ಲಿಗೆ ಹೋಗಿದ್ದಾಳೆ?' ಎಂದು ಕೇಳಿದನು.
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FAQs
When moral expectations are violated (a ‘mother’ cursing), the wise investigate root causes; discernment (viveka) is required to restore dharma rather than judging only by surface roles.
Vaṃśānucarita: the inquiry initiates the disclosure that corrects the genealogical and moral narrative.
Sūrya as ‘dispeller of darkness’ represents illuminating knowledge that exposes Chāyā (shadow/appearance) and retrieves Saṃjñā (true recognition), i.e., jñāna removing avidyā.