Shloka 6
कुरुसभायां केशवागमन-सत्कारविधानम् / Preparations to Honor Keśava at the Kuru Court
प्रत्यगूहुर्महानद्य: प्राडमुखा: सिन्धुसप्तमा: । विपरीता दिश: सर्वा न प्राज्ञायत किंचन
pratyagūhur mahānadyāḥ prāḍmukhāḥ sindhusaptamāḥ | viparītā diśaḥ sarvā na prājñāyata kiñcana ||
Dijo Vaiśampāyana: Los grandes ríos —con el Sindhu a la cabeza, como el séptimo—, que antes fluían hacia el oriente, se volvieron atrás y comenzaron a correr hacia el occidente. Todas las direcciones parecían invertidas, y nada podía comprenderse con claridad.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
When adharma rises toward open conflict, the tradition portrays even nature as reflecting moral imbalance. The verse underscores that ethical disorder in human society—especially among rulers—can be so severe that the world appears ‘reversed,’ urging discernment and restraint.
A sequence of ominous portents is being described. Rivers that normally flow east are said to reverse and flow west; the directions themselves seem inverted, leaving people confused—an atmospheric sign that a catastrophic war is imminent.