Shloka 27
Divyāstrāṇāṃ Pradarśana-nivāraṇa
Display of Divine Weapons and Its Prohibition
पुन: प्रकाशम भवत् तमसा ग्रस्यते पुन: । भवत्यदर्शनो लोक: पुनरप्सु निमज्जति,इससे कभी तो प्रकाश छा जाता था और कभी सब कुछ अन्धकारमें विलीन हो जाता था। कभी सम्पूर्ण जगत् अदृश्य हो जाता और कभी जलमें डूब जाता था
punaḥ prakāśam abhavat tamasā grasyate punaḥ | bhavaty adarśano lokaḥ punar apsu nimajjati ||
Arjuna said: “Again there would be brightness, and again it would be swallowed up by darkness. At times the whole world became invisible, and at times it seemed to sink back into the waters.”
अजुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse evokes the instability of perceived reality—light repeatedly giving way to darkness and the world seeming to vanish or submerge—suggesting the fragility of worldly appearances and the awe-inducing power of cosmic forces beyond human control.
Arjuna describes a terrifying, fluctuating scene: illumination appears and is repeatedly engulfed by darkness; the world alternately becomes unseen and seems to sink into waters, as if the environment is undergoing a sudden, ominous transformation.