Shloka 52
ततो मुहूर्ताद् भुवनं ज्योतिर्भूतमिवाभवत् । अप्रख्यमप्रकाशं च जगामाशु तमस्तथा,तदनन्तर एक ही मुहूर्तमें समस्त संसार ज्योतिर्मय-सा हो गया। अन्धकारका कहीं नाम भी नहीं रह गया। वह अदृश्यभावसे तत्काल कहीं चला गया
tato muhūrtād bhuvanaṃ jyotirbhūtam ivābhavat | aprakhyam aprakāśaṃ ca jagāmāśu tamas tathā ||
Sañjaya said: Then, within a single moment, the whole world seemed to turn into light itself. Darkness—no longer perceptible anywhere—vanished at once, as though it had slipped away into invisibility.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the sudden reversals that can occur in human experience—darkness and despair are not absolute. In a dharmic frame, it suggests that higher forces (time, destiny, divine ordinance) can swiftly alter the moral and perceptual landscape, urging steadiness amid war’s uncertainty.
Sañjaya reports a striking atmospheric/cosmic change: within a moment the world appears filled with light, and darkness becomes untraceable, as if it has departed invisibly—an omen-like event occurring during the Drona Parva war narrative.