Shloka 17
तत्र न: संशयो जातस्तयोस्तेज:समागमे । अनयो: को भवेत् सूर्यो रथस्थो योडयमागत:,उस समय उन दोनों तेजोंके मिल जानेपर हमलोगोंके मनमें यह संदेह हुआ कि इन दोनोंमें असली सूर्य कौन थे? जो उस रथपर बैठे हुए थे वे, अथवा जो अभी पधारे थे वे?
tatra naḥ saṁśayo jātas tayoḥ tejaḥ-samāgame | anayoḥ ko bhavet sūryo rathastho yo ’yam āgataḥ ||
Tatkala dua sinar keagungan itu bertemu, timbullah keraguan dalam diri kami: antara keduanya, siapakah Matahari yang sebenar—dia yang duduk di atas kereta, atau dia yang baru tiba?
नाग उवाच
Educational Q&A
Brilliance and outward signs can mislead; true understanding requires viveka (discernment). The verse highlights how even divine-like radiance may be indistinguishable to observers, implying that identity and truth are not always settled by appearance alone.
A Nāga narrator describes a moment when two intensely radiant figures appear together. Their combined splendor creates confusion among the onlookers, who wonder which one is actually Sūrya—one seated on a chariot or the one who has just arrived.