Shloka 583
Duryodhana-patana-anuśocana
The Fall of Duryodhana and the Contest of Restraint
नद्यश्न सुमहावेगा: प्रतिस्रोतोवहा भवन् । नृपश्रेष्ठी तालाबों और कूपोंमें रक्तका उफान आने लगा और महान् वेगशालिनी नदियाँ उलटी अपने उद्गमकी ओर बहने लगीं
nadyas tu sumahāvegāḥ pratisrotovahā bhavan |
નૃપશ્રેષ્ઠ! તળાવો અને કૂવામાં રક્તનો ઉછાળો આવવા લાગ્યો અને મહાવેગવતી નદીઓ પ્રવાહના વિરુદ્ધ વળી પોતાના ઉદ્ગમ તરફ વહેવા લાગી.
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
When adharma intensifies—especially through mass violence—its effects are portrayed as cosmic: the natural order itself seems to invert. The verse uses ominous signs to underscore ethical collapse and the inevitability of consequence.
Vāyu-deva reports terrifying portents: rivers reverse their flow and water sources appear to surge with blood. These are presented as war-omens indicating imminent catastrophe and the world’s disturbance during the Kurukṣetra conflict.