Shloka 8

Adhyaya 77 — Sanjna’s Withdrawal from Surya: The Birth of Yama and Yamuna, and the Emergence of Chhaya

Sanskrit

सापि संज्ञा रवेस्तेजः सेहे दुःखेन भामिनी ।

असहन्ती च सा तेजश्चिन्तयामास वै तदा ॥

Transliteration

sāpi saṃjñā ravestejaḥ sehe duḥkhena bhāminī / asahantī ca sā tejaścintayāmāsa vai tadā

Translation

सा संज्ञापि तेजस्विनी रवितेजः दुःखेनैव सोढुमशकत्; तत्तेजोऽसह्यमानाऽथ साऽतीव चिन्तामाप।

Speakers

• Narrative voice (implicit Mārkaṇḍeya continuing the story)

Primary Deities

• Sūrya (Ravi)
• Saṃjñā

Key Themes

• Tejas
• Human limitation before divine power
• Marital dharma tension
• Psychological realism in Purāṇic narrative