Shloka 37
उत्पातवर्णनम् (Utpāta-varṇanam) — Catalogue of Portents
भूमिपालसहस्राणां भूमि: पास्यति शोणितम् | कैलासमन्दराभ्यां तु तथा हिमवता विभो
bhūmipāla-sahasrāṇāṁ bhūmiḥ pāsyati śoṇitam | kailāsa-mandarābhyāṁ tu tathā himavatā vibho ||
ব্যাস বললেন—“হাজার হাজার রাজাধিরাজের রক্ত এই পৃথিবী পান করবে। হে মহাবলবান, কৈলাস ও মন্দর পর্বতের নিকটেও, এবং হিমবতের কাছেও তেমনি ঘটবে।”
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the grave moral and cosmic cost of war: mass violence is not merely a human event but a burden borne by the earth itself. It frames the coming conflict as vast and inevitable, warning that the pursuit of power by rulers leads to widespread suffering.
Vyāsa speaks in a prophetic tone, foretelling immense bloodshed—so great that the earth will ‘drink’ the blood of thousands of kings. By invoking mighty mountains like Kailāsa, Mandara, and Himavat, he amplifies the scale and inevitability of the impending devastation.