Adhyaya 77 — Sanjna’s Withdrawal from Surya: The Birth of Yama and Yamuna, and the Emergence of Chhaya
शातनं तेजसो मे 'द्य क्रियतामिति भास्करः ।
तञ्चाह विश्वकर्माणं संज्ञायाः पितरं द्विज ॥
śātanaṃ tejaso me 'dya kriyatām iti bhāskaraḥ / tañ cāha viśvakarmāṇaṃ saṃjñāyāḥ pitaraṃ dvija
“आज माझ्या तेजाचे क्षपण (छाटणी) व्हावे,” असे भास्कर म्हणाला; आणि हे ब्राह्मण, संज्ञेचा पिता विश्वकर्मा यास तो असे बोलला।
The highest strength includes voluntary restraint; leadership that moderates itself becomes fit for relationship and for sustaining the worlds.
Manvantara/vaṃśa narration: it explains a cosmic adjustment (solar intensity) that underlies orderly life in the age of Vaivasvata.
‘Shaving tejas’ is yogic: reduction of excess inner heat so consciousness can relate, reflect, and nourish without scorching.