Shloka 29
Adhyaya 77 — Sanjna’s Withdrawal from Surya: The Birth of Yama and Yamuna, and the Emergence of Chhaya
पितुः पत्नीममर्यादं यन्मां तर्जयसे पदाः ।
भुवि तस्मादयं पादस्तवाद्यैव पतिष्यति ॥
pituḥ patnīm amaryādaṃ yan māṃ tarjayase padāḥ /
bhuvi tasmād ayaṃ pādas tavādyaiva patiṣyati
മര്യാദ ലംഘിച്ച് നിന്റെ പിതാവിന്റെ ഭാര്യയായ എന്നെ നീ കാലുകൊണ്ട് ഭീഷണിപ്പെടുത്തിയതുകൊണ്ട്, നിന്റെ ആ കാൽ ഇന്ന് തന്നെ ഭൂമിയിൽ പതിക്കട്ടെ.
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FAQs
Even when confronting wrongdoing, one must preserve maryādā (proper conduct). Threatening violence against a parent/guardian figure is treated as a grave breach, generating immediate retributive consequence.
Vaṃśānucarita: a pivotal incident shaping the later course of a lineage figure (Yama).
The ‘foot’ symbolizes agency and the path one takes; a ‘fallen foot’ signifies impeded movement—karma obstructing the doer at the very instrument of action.