Shloka 5
देव–विष्णु–संवादः । कालेयगणस्य समुद्राश्रयः । अगस्त्योपसर्पणम्
Devas and Viṣṇu on the Kāleyas; Approach to Agastya
शिरोश्रि: प्रपतद्धिश्चाप्यन्तरिक्षान्महीतलम् | तालैरिव महाराज व॒न्ताद् भ्रष्टरदृश्यत,महाराज! अपने मूल स्थानसे टूटकर गिरे हुए ताल-फलोंके समान आकाशसे गिरते हुए योद्धाओंके मस्तकों-द्वारा वहाँकी भूमि आच्छादित दिखायी देती थी
śirobhiḥ prapatadbhiś cāpy antarīkṣān mahītalam | tālair iva mahārāja vṛntād bhraṣṭair adṛśyata ||
Lomaśa said: “O great king, the ground seemed covered with the heads of warriors falling from the sky—like palm-fruits broken from their stalks. The sight laid bare the dreadful cost of violence: bodies reduced to mere objects, and the earth made to bear the fruits of wrath and conflict.”
लोगश उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the grim fruit of violence: in war, human life is reduced to a horrifying spectacle, reminding rulers and listeners that anger and conflict inevitably yield suffering and moral burden.
Lomaśa describes to the king a terrifying scene where warriors’ heads are seen falling from the sky and covering the ground, compared to palm-fruits dropping from their stalks—an image emphasizing the scale and horror of slaughter.