Shloka 41
Adhyaya 77 — Sanjna’s Withdrawal from Surya: The Birth of Yama and Yamuna, and the Emergence of Chhaya
शातनं तेजसो मे 'द्य क्रियतामिति भास्करः ।
तञ्चाह विश्वकर्माणं संज्ञायाः पितरं द्विज ॥
śātanaṃ tejaso me 'dya kriyatām iti bhāskaraḥ / tañ cāha viśvakarmāṇaṃ saṃjñāyāḥ pitaraṃ dvija
Sinabi ni Bhāskara (ang Araw), “Ngayong araw, ipagawa ang pagpapaliit ng aking ningning.” At sinabi niya ito kay Viśvakarman, ama ni Saṃjñā—O brāhmaṇa.
FAQs
The highest strength includes voluntary restraint; leadership that moderates itself becomes fit for relationship and for sustaining the worlds.
Manvantara/vaṃśa narration: it explains a cosmic adjustment (solar intensity) that underlies orderly life in the age of Vaivasvata.
‘Shaving tejas’ is yogic: reduction of excess inner heat so consciousness can relate, reflect, and nourish without scorching.