Shloka 40
युगान्तसमरूपाणि भूतसम्मोहनानि च । तथा दृष्टवा सुसंरब्धं शक्रं देवै: सहाच्युती
yugāntasamarūpāṇi bhūtasammohanāni ca | tathā dṛṣṭvā susaṃrabdhaṃ śakraṃ devaiḥ sahācyutī ||
Waiśampāyana berkata: Melihat pertanda-pertanda yang menyerupai akhir suatu yuga—yang membingungkan segenap makhluk—dan menyaksikan Śakra (Indra) bersama para dewa dalam kegelisahan yang menyala-nyala, Acyutī pun menanggapi beratnya saat itu, seakan tatanan ilahi sendiri terguncang oleh alamat muram.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores how moral and cosmic crises are signaled by unsettling portents: when the order upheld by the gods is disturbed, even divine beings become agitated. It frames ethical disorder as something that reverberates through the whole cosmos, not merely human society.
The narrator describes ominous, end-of-age-like phenomena that bewilder all beings. In response to these signs, Indra is seen in a state of intense agitation together with the gods, and Acyutī is presented as witnessing/engaging with this charged divine moment.