Shloka 29
Adhyaya 78 — Hymn to Surya and the Distribution of Solar Splendour; Genealogy of Vaivasvata and Chaya’s Line
धर्मदृष्टिर्यतश्चासौ समो मित्रे तथाहिते ।
ततो नियोगं तं याम्ये चकार तिमिरापहः ॥
dharmadṛṣṭir yataś cāsau samo mitre tathāhite / tato niyogaṃ taṃ yāmye cakāra timirāpahaḥ
स धर्मदृष्टिः सुहृद्वैरिणोः समदर्शी यतः, तस्मात् तमोहनः सविता यमसम्बद्धे नियोगे तं न्ययोजयत्।
FAQs
Fitness for governance—especially judicial governance—requires impartiality. Dharma is not favoritism; it is even-sightedness toward friend and enemy.
Vaṃśānucarita with a dharma-ethical gloss: lineage narrative is used to justify cosmic offices by virtues.
The ‘Sun appointing’ symbolizes illumination installing discernment: when darkness is removed, judgment becomes unbiased—an inner model for ethical decision-making.