Adhyaya 77 — Sanjna’s Withdrawal from Surya: The Birth of Yama and Yamuna, and the Emergence of Chhaya
दिवाकरः समाधिस्थो वडवारूपधारिणीम् ।
तपश्चरन्तीं ददृशे उत्तरेषु कुरुष्वथ ॥
divākaraḥ samādhistho vaḍavā-rūpa-dhāriṇīm / tapaś carantīṃ dadṛśe uttareṣu kuruṣv atha
Divākara (Thần Mặt Trời), khi nhập định chuyên chú, đã thấy nàng đang tu khổ hạnh tại miền Kuru phương bắc, mang hình tướng một con ngựa cái.
Austerity is portrayed as a means to seek a more harmonious relationship with overwhelming power; self-discipline becomes a corrective response to suffering.
Manvantara/vaṃśa narrative with digressions into deśa (mythic geography): Uttara-Kuru situates the episode within Purāṇic cosmography.
Mare-form suggests instinctual vitality harnessed for tapas; samādhi of the Sun implies that illumination ‘perceives’ the hidden ascetic effort within the psyche.