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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.13.8

विवस्वतश्च द्वे जाये विश्वकर्मसुते उभे । संज्ञा छाया च राजेन्द्र ये प्रागभिहिते तव ॥ ८ ॥
vivasvataś ca dve jāye
[vivasvatash cha dve jaaye]
viśvakarma-sute ubhe
[vishvakarma-sute ubhe]
saṁjñā chāyā ca rājendra
[samjnaa chaayaa cha raajendra]
ye prāg abhihite tava
[ye praag abhihite tava]
Word-for-word
vivasvataḥ — of Vivasvān ca — also dve — two jāye — wives viśvakarma-sute — the two daughters of Viśvakarmā ubhe — both of them saṁjñā — Saṁjñā chāyā — Chāyā ca — and rāja-indra — O King ye — both of whom prāk — before abhihite — described tava — unto you.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
vivasvataś ca dve jāye
vivasvataḥ
of Vivasvān
ca
also
dve
two
jāye
wives
viśvakarma-sute ubhe
viśvakarma-sute
the two daughters of Viśvakarmā
ubhe
both of them
saṁjñā chāyā ca rājendra
saṁjñā
Saṁjñā
chāyā
Chāyā
ca
and
rāja-indra
O King
ye prāg abhihite tava
ye
both of whom
prāk
before
abhihite
described
tava
unto you.
O King, I have previously described [in the Sixth Canto] the two daughters of Viśvakarmā, named Saṁjñā and Chāyā, who were the first two wives of Vivasvān.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
O King! I have previously described (in the Sixth Canto) the two daughters of Viśvakarmā, named Saṁjñā and Chāyā, who were the first two wives of Vivasvān.
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Personal Guidance
Vivasvān's first two wives, Saṁjñā and Chāyā, were already described in the sixth canto. The Bhāgavatam refers back to itself — internal coherence across cantos. The teaching is whole, not fragmented.
Reflection Questions
  • Am I reading scripture in fragments rather than as a unified work that refers across itself?
  • What connections across what I have learned would I see if I traced the cross-references?
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