Shloka 44
कामीकवन-समागमः
Kāmyaka Forest Meeting: Kṛṣṇa’s Visit; Mārkaṇḍeya and Nārada Arrive
पृष्ठतो वायस: कृष्णो याहि याहीति शंसति । मुहुर्मुहु: स्फुरति च दक्षिणो5स्य भुजस्तथा,पीछेकी ओरसे काला कौवा “जाओ-जाओ'” की रट लगा रहा था और उनकी दाहिनी बाँह बार-बार फड़क उठती थी
pṛṣṭhato vāyasaḥ kṛṣṇo yāhi yāhīti śaṃsati | muhurmuhuḥ sphurati ca dakṣiṇo 'sya bhujas tathā ||
Vaiśampāyana sprach: Von hinten rief eine schwarze Krähe immer wieder: „Geh, geh!“, und zugleich begann sein rechter Arm unaufhörlich zu zucken—Vorzeichen, die den Wanderer vorwärtsdrängen und eine nahende Wendung des Geschicks ahnen lassen.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how traditional epic narrative treats natural signs (bird-calls, bodily twitching) as moral-psychological prompts: they urge action and signal that one’s path is entering a consequential, fate-laden moment, inviting vigilance and discernment.
As the story is being narrated by Vaiśampāyana, the scene describes ominous signs accompanying a person’s movement: a black crow calls from behind repeating “go, go,” while the person’s right arm repeatedly twitches—both functioning as portents of what is about to occur.