Shloka 2
उत्पातवर्णनम् (Utpāta-varṇanam) — Catalogue of Portents
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्ााभारत भीष्मपर्वके अन्तर्गत जम्बूखण्डविनिर्माणपर्वमें श्रीवेदव्यासदर्शनविषयक दूसरा अध्याय पूरा हुआ
garbhiṇyo 'jātaputrāś ca janayanti vibhīṣaṇān | kravyādāḥ pakṣibhiś cāpi sahāśnanti parasparam ||
Vaiśampāyana berkata: “Perempuan-perempuan hamil, alih-alih melahirkan putra, justru melahirkan makhluk-makhluk mengerikan dari rahim mereka. Bahkan makhluk pemakan daging pun makan bersama burung-burung di tempat yang sama, saling memangsa. Ini pertanda buruk—pembalikan tatanan dan runtuhnya dharma, mendahului kehancuran perang.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
When dharma declines, disorder appears not only in human society but symbolically in nature itself; the verse uses shocking inversions (unnatural births, mutual predation) to signal ethical collapse and impending catastrophe.
Vaiśampāyana reports ominous signs occurring around the time of the great conflict, describing unnatural births and predatory creatures feeding together—traditional indicators that a devastating war and widespread suffering are near.