Shloka 523
Duryodhana-patana-anuśocana
The Fall of Duryodhana and the Contest of Restraint
अन्तरिक्षे महानाद: श्रूयते भरतर्षभ । भरतश्रेष्ठ उस समय आकाशमें यक्षों, राक्षमों तथा पिशाचोंका महान् कोलाहल सुनायी देने लगा
antarikṣe mahānādaḥ śrūyate bharatarṣabha |
Vāyu-deva said: “O bull among the Bharatas, a tremendous roar is heard in the mid-sky.” At that moment the heavens resounded with a vast tumult—the clamour of Yakṣas, Rākṣasas, and Piśācas—an ominous sign that the moral order around the battlefield was being shaken, and that unseen powers were reacting to the violence unfolding.
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how adharma and mass violence are portrayed as disturbing not only human society but also the wider cosmic and unseen realms; ominous sounds in the sky function as ethical signals that the moral fabric is under strain.
Vāyu reports an alarming celestial roar; simultaneously, a great clamour of Yakṣas, Rākṣasas, and Piśācas is heard in the sky, marking an ominous moment around the battlefield events.