Shloka 14
मौसलोत्पत्तिः — The Birth of the Musala and the Sages’ Pronouncement
महानसेषु सिद्धेषु संस्कृतेइतीव भारत । आहार्यमाणे कृमयो व्यदृश्यन्त सहस्रश:,अच्छी तरह छौंक-बघारकर जो रसोइयाँ तैयार की जाती थीं, उन्हें परोसकर जब लोग भोजनके लिये बैठते थे तब उनमें हजारों कीड़े दिखायी देने लगते थे
mahānaseṣu siddheṣu saṃskṛteṣv iti vai bhārata | āhāryamāṇe kṛmayo vyadṛśyanta sahasraśaḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana said: O Bhārata, even when the dishes were fully prepared in the kitchens and properly seasoned, at the very moment they were being served for eating, thousands of worms were seen in them. Thus, what should have sustained life became repulsive and unfit, signaling a moral and cosmic disorder overtaking the Yādavas’ world.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
When collective conduct declines and destiny ripens, even ordinary supports of life (like food) become corrupted; the verse presents a moral-cosmic warning that adharma manifests outwardly as disorder and loss of auspiciousness.
As ominous signs arise, food that has been carefully cooked and seasoned in the kitchens becomes infested with worms at the time of serving, indicating an inauspicious turn and foreshadowing impending calamity.