Shloka 13
मौसलोत्पत्तिः — The Birth of the Musala and the Sages’ Pronouncement
उदयास्तमने नित्यं पुर्या तस्यां दिवाकर: । व्यदृश्यतासकृत् पुम्भि: कबन्धै: परिवारित:,उस नगरीमें रहनेवाले लोगोंको उदय और अस्तके समय सूर्यदेव प्रतिदिन बारंबार कबन्धोंसे घिरे दिखायी देते थे
udayāstamane nityaṃ puryāṃ tasyāṃ divākaraḥ | vyadṛśyatāsakṛt pumbhiḥ kabandhaiḥ parivāritaḥ ||
Dijo Vaiśampāyana: En aquella ciudad, cada día, al amanecer y al ocaso, los habitantes veían repetidas veces al Sol como si estuviera cercado por troncos sin cabeza. Era un presagio funesto de calamidad y del derrumbe del orden.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
When adharma ripens, nature itself seems to mirror the moral disorder through ominous signs; such portents warn that unchecked wrongdoing leads to collective ruin.
Vaiśampāyana describes a fearful omen in a city: at dawn and dusk the Sun appears repeatedly as if ringed by kabandhas (headless trunks), signaling impending catastrophe.