Shloka 26
Adhyaya 77 — Sanjna’s Withdrawal from Surya: The Birth of Yama and Yamuna, and the Emergence of Chhaya
लालनाद्युपभोगेषु विशेषमनुवासरम् ।
मनुस्तत्क्षान्तवानस्य यमस्तस्या न चक्षमे ॥
lālanādy-upabhogeṣu viśeṣam anu-vāsaram /
manus tat kṣāntavān asya yamas tasyā na cakṣame
రోజురోజుకు లాలనాదులు, భోగవిలాసాలలో ఆమె పిల్లల మధ్య తేడాలు చేసింది. మనువు సహించాడు; కానీ యముడు ఆమె ప్రవర్తనను సహించలేకపోయాడు।
FAQs
Two responses to adharma are contrasted: kṣamā (forbearance) and krodha (anger). The text foreshadows that even righteous anger, if uncontrolled, can trigger harmful speech/acts and consequent bondage (the curse).
Vaṃśānucarita with dharma-upadeśa embedded: character traits of lineage figures explain later outcomes.
Yama (cosmic judge) reacting to domestic injustice reflects the idea that ṛta/dharma begins at home; micro-level disorder resonates with macro-level order-keeping powers.