Shloka 43
कामीकवन-समागमः
Kāmyaka Forest Meeting: Kṛṣṇa’s Visit; Mārkaṇḍeya and Nārada Arrive
प्रववी चानिलो रूक्षक्षण्ड: शर्करकर्षण: । अपसपव्यानि सर्वाणि मृगपक्षिरुतानि च,उस समय कंकड़ बरसानेवाली रूखी और प्रचण्ड वायु बह रही थी और पशु-पक्षियोंके सम्पूर्ण शब्द दाहिनी ओर हो रहे थे
pravavī cānilo rūkṣa-khaṇḍaḥ śarkarā-karṣaṇaḥ | apasapavyāni sarvāṇi mṛga-pakṣi-rutāni ca ||
Vaiśampāyana sprach: Ein rauer, heftiger Wind erhob sich, schabte über den Boden und schleppte Kieselsteine mit sich. Und alle Rufe von Wild und Vögeln waren von der rechten Seite zu hören—ein unheilvolles Zeichen, das jenen Augenblick mit düsterer Ahnung erfüllte.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how the epic uses natural disturbances and directional animal cries as portents, suggesting that moral and narrative turning-points are mirrored by the environment; it trains the listener to read events with attentiveness to signs and consequences.
Vaiśampāyana describes a sudden, harsh wind that drives gravel and the cries of animals and birds being heard to the right, presenting an atmosphere of ominous forewarning around the unfolding events.