Shloka 37
व्यश्रूयन्त मिथो भिन्ना: सर्वलोकास्तु मारिष | देवदानवगन्धर्वा: पिशाचोरगराक्षसा:
vyaśrūyanta mitho bhinnāḥ sarvalokās tu māriṣa | devadānavagandharvāḥ piśācoragarākṣasāḥ ||
Sañjaya said: “O venerable one, from every realm there arose a tumult of divided, conflicting cries. Devas, Dānavas, Gandharvas, Piśācas, Nāgas, and Rākṣasas all seemed to be heard at once—an ominous chorus reflecting the moral and cosmic disturbance unleashed by the war.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores that adharma-driven war is not merely a human event; it reverberates across the moral and cosmic order. The ‘discordant’ sounds from many realms suggest a universe unsettled when righteous balance is violated.
Sañjaya reports to the king that a great, mixed uproar was heard—voices/cries as if from all classes of beings (gods, demons, celestial musicians, ghouls, serpents, and rākṣasas). It functions as an ominous atmospheric sign accompanying the battlefield events.