Shloka 13
मैत्रेयागमनम् — The Arrival of Maitreya and the Admonition to Duryodhana
तस्मिन् क्षणेडथ प्रववो मारुतो भूशदारुण: । रजसा संवृतं तेन नष्टज्योतिरभून्नरभ:,इसी समय बड़ी प्रचण्ड वायु चलने लगी। उसकी उड़ायी हुई धूलसे आच्छादित हो आकाशके तारे भी अस्त हो गये-से जान पड़ते थे
tasmin kṣaṇe ’tha pravavo māruto bhūśadāruṇaḥ | rajasā saṃvṛtaṃ tena naṣṭajyotir abhūn nabhaḥ ||
At that very moment a violent wind began to blow, terrifying to the earth. Covered by the dust it hurled up, the sky seemed to lose its light, as though even the stars had been blotted out—an ominous sign accompanying the unfolding events.
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse uses a sudden, violent disturbance in nature as a moral and narrative signal: when adharma or grave turning-points approach, the world itself appears unsettled. It frames events as ethically weighty, not merely political or personal.
Vidura describes an abrupt, terrifying wind that raises dust and veils the sky, making it seem as if the light (even the stars) has disappeared—an ominous atmospheric change marking a critical moment.