Shloka 6
अध्याय ८२ — केशवप्रयाणे निमित्तदर्शनम्
Omens and Reception During Keśava’s Departure
वैशम्पायन उवाच ततो व्यपेततमसि सूर्य विमलवदगते । मैत्रे मुहूर्ते सम्प्राप्ते मृद्रर्चिेषि दिवाकरे
Vaiśampāyana uvāca: tato vyapetatamasi sūrye vimalavadgate, maitre muhūrte samprāpte mṛdvarciṣi divākare.
Vaiśampāyana dijo: Entonces, cuando la oscuridad se hubo retirado y el sol se alzó con un resplandor claro e inmaculado, y cuando llegó el auspicioso muhūrta de Maitra—mientras el hacedor del día brillaba con rayos suaves—la narración prosigue hacia los actos emprendidos en aquel tiempo propicio.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the traditional emphasis on kāla (right timing): actions—especially those with moral and political weight—are framed as best undertaken at a clear, auspicious moment, suggesting attentiveness to order, propriety, and readiness.
The narrator marks a transition into the next events: night has ended, the sun rises with gentle, pure light, and the Maitra muhūrta arrives—setting an auspicious temporal setting for what follows in the story.