Shloka 21
Adhyaya 78 — Hymn to Surya and the Distribution of Solar Splendour; Genealogy of Vaivasvata and Chaya’s Line
ततोऽश्व रूपधृग्भानुरुत्तरानगमत्कुरून् ।
तदृशे तत्र संज्ञाञ्च वडवारूपधारिणीम् ॥
tato 'śva-rūpa-dhṛg bhānur uttarān agamat kurūn | tadṛśe tatra saṃjñāṃ ca vaḍavā-rūpa-dhāriṇīm ||
అప్పుడు భాను (సూర్యుడు) అశ్వరూపం ధరించి ఉత్తరంగా కురు దేశానికి వెళ్లాడు. అక్కడ అతడు అశ్వినీ (గుర్రపు ఆడరూపం) ధరించిన సంజ్ఞను కూడా చూశాడు.
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FAQs
Myths of transformed forms often communicate that divine relationships and cosmic processes operate through veils (rūpa) and adaptations—suggesting flexibility of manifestation while preserving underlying order.
Vaṃśa/Vaṃśānucarita adjacency: this solar episode typically supports genealogical and mythic backstory connected to solar lineages and divine births, though here it appears as a transition within the ongoing narration.
Horse/mare forms can symbolize prāṇa and solar energy in motion; the ‘northward’ movement can signal ascent or a shift to a different sacred geography within the narrative imagination.