Shloka 7
Adhyaya 77 — Sanjna’s Withdrawal from Surya: The Birth of Yama and Yamuna, and the Emergence of Chhaya
मार्कण्डेय उवाच ।
ततस्तस्यान्तु संजज्ञे भर्तृशापेन तेन वै ।
यमश्च यमुना चेयं प्रख्याता सुमहानदी ॥
mārkaṇḍeya uvāca tatastasyāntu saṃjajñe bhartṛśāpena tena vai / yamaśca yamunā ceyaṃ prakhyātā sumahānadī
மார்கண்டேயர் கூறினார்—அவ்வாறே கணவனின் அந்தச் சாபத்தினால் அவளுக்கு யமனும் இந்த யமுனையும் பிறந்தனர்; யமுனை மிகப் பெரிய நதியாகப் புகழ்பெற்றாள்.
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FAQs
Speech-acts (especially śāpa) are treated as reality-shaping forces. The narrative also elevates Yamunā’s sanctity by rooting her in divine genealogy and cosmic causality.
Vaṃśānucarita (lineage outcomes) with incidental tīrtha-māhātmya grounding (establishing the greatness of a river).
Yama and Yamunā emerge as complementary principles: restraint/judgment (Yama) and flow/purification (river). Together they represent boundary and passage—two faces of cosmic order.