Shloka 6
Kurukṣetra-anudarśanam — Rāma-hradāḥ and the Question of Kṣatra Continuity (शान्ति पर्व, अध्याय ४८)
भूतसंघानुचरितं रक्षोगणनिषेवितम् । पश्यन्तस्ते कुरुक्षेत्र ययुराशु महारथा:
bhūtasaṅghānucaritaṃ rakṣogaṇaniṣevitam | paśyantas te kurukṣetraṃ yayur āśu mahārathāḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana dit : Voyant Kurukṣetra—hantée par des cohortes d’esprits errants et fréquentée par des bandes de rākṣasas—ces grands guerriers de char se hâtèrent d’avancer. La scène souligne que le champ du dharma peut paraître effrayant et de mauvais augure, et pourtant ceux que lie le devoir progressent sans fléchir.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even when the arena of duty appears terrifying—filled with ominous signs and fear-inducing imagery—the righteous course is to proceed with steadiness. The verse highlights resolve in dharma amid unsettling circumstances.
Vaiśampāyana describes the great warriors moving swiftly forward while looking upon Kurukṣetra, portrayed as a place haunted by hosts of spirits and frequented by rākṣasas—an atmosphere that intensifies the gravity of the events unfolding there.