Mahabharata — Mausala Parva, Shloka 27
अध्याय १: उत्पात-दर्शनम् तथा वृष्णि-विनाश-श्रवणम्
Omens Observed and the Hearing of the Vṛṣṇi Destruction
असूत शापजं घोरं तच्च राज्ञे न्यवेदयन् | विषण्णरूपस्तद् राजा सूक्ष्मं चूर्णमकारयत्
asūta śāpajaṃ ghoraṃ tacca rājñe nyavedayan | viṣaṇṇarūpastad rājā sūkṣmaṃ cūrṇam akārayat |
Lorsque Sāmba fit naître cette terrible massue issue de la malédiction, les Yādava la portèrent et en informèrent le roi Ugrasena. À sa vue, le roi fut saisi de tristesse et ordonna qu’on la brisât et qu’on la réduisît en une poudre extrêmement fine.
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Human countermeasures, even when prudent, cannot fully neutralize the moral force of a curse born from wrongdoing; the verse highlights the limits of royal power before karma and the unfolding of destiny.
A dreadful club arises due to Sāmba’s curse; the Yādavas bring it to King Ugrasena, who, distressed by the omen, orders it to be pulverized into very fine powder in an attempt to prevent the impending disaster.
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