Shloka 22
भीष्मस्य शरवर्षः — Bhīṣma’s Arrow-Storm and Kṛṣṇa’s Impulse to Intervene
पक्षिणश्न महाघोरें व्याहरन्तो विब भ्रमु: । सप्रभश्नोदित: सूर्यो निष्प्रभ: समपद्यत
pakṣiṇaś ca mahāghore vyāharanto vibhramuḥ | saprabhaḥ uditaḥ sūryo niṣprabhaḥ samapadyata ||
Dijo Sañjaya: «Las aves, profiriendo gritos sumamente terribles, comenzaron a dar vueltas en confusión por el cielo. Y el sol—aunque había salido con brillo—pareció entonces perder su resplandor».
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores that adharma and mass violence are accompanied by signs of imbalance in nature; ethical disorder in human action is mirrored as cosmic unease, warning that war—even when framed as duty—carries grave moral and spiritual consequences.
Sañjaya reports ominous portents: birds cry harshly and circle in agitation, and the sun appears dim despite rising bright—signals traditionally read as foretelling calamity as the great battle approaches.