Adhyaya 77 — Sanjna’s Withdrawal from Surya: The Birth of Yama and Yamuna, and the Emergence of Chhaya
मार्कण्डेय उवाच यमस्यैतद्वचः श्रुत्वा भगवान्स्तिमिरापहः ।
छायासंज्ञां समाहूय पप्रच्छ क्व गतेति सा ॥
mārkaṇḍeya uvāca yamasyaitad vacaḥ śrutvā bhagavāṃs timirāpahaḥ /
chāyāsaṃjñāṃ samāhūya papraccha kva gateti sā
摩罗迦ṇḍeya说:听闻阎摩此言,那位蒙福、驱散黑暗者(太阳神)召来恰耶(亦名三阇那 Saṃjñā),问道:“她(三阇那)去了何处?”
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When moral expectations are violated (a ‘mother’ cursing), the wise investigate root causes; discernment (viveka) is required to restore dharma rather than judging only by surface roles.
Vaṃśānucarita: the inquiry initiates the disclosure that corrects the genealogical and moral narrative.
Sūrya as ‘dispeller of darkness’ represents illuminating knowledge that exposes Chāyā (shadow/appearance) and retrieves Saṃjñā (true recognition), i.e., jñāna removing avidyā.