Shloka 37

Adhyaya 77 — Sanjna’s Withdrawal from Surya: The Birth of Yama and Yamuna, and the Emergence of Chhaya

Sanskrit

ततः स पूजयामास तदा त्रैलोक्यपूजितम् ।

भास्वन्तं परया भक्त्या निजगेहमुपागतम् ॥

Transliteration

tataḥ sa pūjayāmāsa tadā trailokya-pūjitam / bhāsvantaṃ parayā bhaktyā nija-geham upāgatam

Translation

Bấy giờ ông (Tvaṣṭṛ) đã thờ phụng đấng rực sáng (Sūrya), vị được ba cõi tôn thờ, với lòng sùng kính tối thượng, vì ngài đã quang lâm đến nhà mình.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तर-अव्यय (then)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• pūjayāmāsa: honoured/worshipped
• pūjayāmāsa: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pūj (पूज्-धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Periphrastic perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• tadā: at that time
• tadā: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (then/at that time)

• trailokya-pūjitam: worshipped by the three worlds
• trailokya-pūjitam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tri (त्रि) + loka (लोक) + pūjita (पूजित, √pūj धातु, क्त)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (त्रैलोक्यस्य पूजितः); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• bhāsvantam: Bhāsvān (the Sun)
• bhāsvantam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāsvat (भास्वत्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• parayā: with supreme
• parayā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (पर-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (superlative sense: highest)

• bhaktyā: devotion
• bhaktyā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhakti (भक्ति-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• nija-geham: his own house
• nija-geham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nija (निज-प्रातिपदिक) + geha (गेह-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• upāgatam: who had come/arrived
• upāgatam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: upa-ā-gam (उप+आ+गम्-धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त-क्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (to bhāsvantam)

Speakers

• Narrative voice

Primary Deities

• Sūrya
• Tvaṣṭṛ/Viśvakarman

Key Themes

• Atithi-satkara (hospitality)
• Devotion
• Cosmic hierarchy and reverence

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Even the powerful are to be received with humility and proper honor; reverence (bhakti) is shown as the correct mode of approaching divine power.

How does this fit the Pancalakṣaṇa (5 characteristics)?

Vaṃśānucarita context within Manvantara narration; the episode explains conditions shaping divine lineages.

What is the esoteric significance?

‘Three-world worship’ hints that solar consciousness pervades all planes; honoring it properly allows it to be ‘recrafted’ without hostility.