Srimad Bhagavatam — Shashtha Skandha, Shloka 40
Dakṣa’s Daughters, Cosmic Lineages, and the Population of the Three Worlds
विवस्वत: श्राद्धदेवं संज्ञासूयत वै मनुम् । मिथुनं च महाभागा यमं देवं यमीं तथा । सैव भूत्वाथ वडवा नासत्यौ सुषुवे भुवि ॥ ४० ॥
vivasvataḥ śrāddhadevaṁ saṁjñāsūyata vai manum mithunaṁ ca mahā-bhāgā yamaṁ devaṁ yamīṁ tathā saiva bhūtvātha vaḍavā nāsatyau suṣuve bhuvi
Si Saṁjñā, asawa ni Vivasvān na diyos ng Araw, ay nagsilang kay Manu na tinawag na Śrāddhadeva. Ang mapalad na ina ring iyon ay nagsilang ng kambal na sina Yama-deva at Yamī (Ilog Yamunā). Pagkaraan, si Yamī, na gumala sa lupa sa anyo ng isang babaeng kabayo, ay nagsilang sa dalawang Aśvinī-kumāra na kilala bilang Nāsatya.
FAQs
Śrāddhadeva Manu (Vaivasvata Manu) is the son of Vivasvān and Saṁjñā; he is the Manu who presides over the present manvantara and represents the lawful order of human society.
This verse states that Saṁjñā bore twin children—Yama (the deity who administers death and justice) and Yamī—along with Vaivasvata Manu.
It highlights that the universe is guided by divinely appointed order—Manu for social law and Yama for moral accountability—encouraging one to live responsibly and in harmony with dharma.