Shloka 8
Adhyaya 77 — Shumbha and Nishumbha
सापि संज्ञा रवेस्तेजः सेहे दुःखेन भामिनी ।
असहन्ती च सा तेजश्चिन्तयामास वै तदा ॥
sāpi saṃjñā ravestejaḥ sehe duḥkhena bhāminī / asahantī ca sā tejaścintayāmāsa vai tadā
ആ തേജസ്വിനിയായ സഞ്ജ്ഞക്കും രവിയുടെ പ്രഭ കഷ്ടത്തോടെ മാത്രമേ സഹിക്കാനായുള്ളൂ; ആ തേജസ് അസഹ്യമായി തോന്നിയപ്പോൾ അവൾ അത്യന്തം ആശങ്കയോടെ ചിന്തിക്കാൻ തുടങ്ങി।
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FAQs
Even divine-associated figures have limits; endurance without suitability becomes suffering. The ethical subtext is the need for harmony (anukūlatā) in relationships and environments, not mere duty under pain.
Vaṃśānucarita: the emotional and practical conditions preceding key births (Yama/Yamunā) and subsequent lineage developments.
Tejas here is both literal solar radiance and the intensity of consciousness. Saṃjñā (‘cognition’) failing to bear tejas hints at the mind’s need for mediation—foreshadowing the creation of Chāyā (a ‘shade’/proxy).