Adhyaya 77 — Sanjna’s Withdrawal from Surya: The Birth of Yama and Yamuna, and the Emergence of Chhaya
यम उवाच तातैतन्महदाश्चर्यं न दृष्टमिति केनचित् ।
माता वात्सल्यमुत्सृज्य शापं पुत्रे प्रयच्छति ॥
yama uvāca tātaitad mahad āścaryaṃ na dṛṣṭam iti kenacit /
mātā vātsalyam utsṛjya śāpaṃ putre prayacchati
یم نے کہا: 'والد محترم، یہ ایک بہت بڑا تعجب ہے جو کسی نے نہیں دیکھا کہ ایک ماں محبت کو ترک کر کے اپنے بیٹے کو بددعا دیتی ہے۔'
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The verse asserts an ideal norm: maternal vātsalya is expected to be protective. Its rupture signals either extraordinary circumstance or hidden truth (later revelation of Chāyā).
Vaṃśānucarita: characterization and moral tension within a lineage narrative.
The ‘wonder’ indicates dharma’s subtle diagnostics: when expected natural compassion fails, it hints that the apparent relationship is not what it seems (shadow in place of true mother).