Shloka 3
महोत्पात-लक्षणानि
Omens before Khara’s Assault
श्यामं रुधिरपर्यन्तं बभूव परिवेषणम्।अलातचक्रप्रतिमं परिगृह्य दिवाकरम्।।।।
śyāmaṃ rudhira-paryantaṃ babhūva pariveṣaṇam |
alāta-cakra-pratimaṃ parigṛhya divākaram ||
Entonces apareció un halo oscuro, de bordes rojo sangre, que cercó al Sol; parecía el círculo trazado por una tea giratoria, como si hubiera apresado el orbe solar.
Similarly Dusana proceeded with four - Mahakapali, Sthulaksha, Pramathi and Trisira - around him.
FAQs
Dharma is suggested through cosmic signaling: nature reflects moral imbalance, warning that adharma-driven violence draws inevitable correction.
Before the confrontation, ominous portents appear in the sky—an eerie halo around the Sun—foreshadowing calamity for the unrighteous.
Attentiveness to signs and moral causality: the epic tradition treats omens as reminders to align actions with dharma.