Shloka 31
उत्पातवर्णनम् (Utpāta-varṇanam) — Catalogue of Portents
विषमं जनयन्त्येत आक्रन्दजननं महत् । त्रिषु सर्वेषु नक्षत्रनक्षत्रेषु विशाम्पते । गृथ्र: सम्पतते शीर्ष जनयन् भयमुन्तमम्
viṣamaṃ janayanty ete ākrandajananaṃ mahat | triṣu sarveṣu nakṣatra-nakṣatreṣu viśāmpate | gṛdhraḥ sampatate śīrṣaṃ janayan bhayam uttamam ||
Pertanda-pertanda ini menimbulkan ketidakseimbangan yang mengerikan dan membangkitkan jerit ratap yang besar. Wahai penguasa rakyat, di ketiga pembagian yang disebut ‘kelompok nakṣatra’, burung nasar menyambar titik yang paling utama, melahirkan ketakutan yang tertinggi. Kini telah muncul pertautan yang ganas—alamat bencana dan pembantaian dalam perang, ketika dharma tertutup oleh kekacauan yang kejam.
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
When society moves toward adharma and mass violence, nature and the heavens are portrayed as reflecting that disorder through ominous signs; the ethical warning is to recognize the gravity of impending harm and the collapse of righteous order.
Vyāsa reports ominous portents to a king: across the three divisions of nakṣatra-groups, a vulture striking the ‘foremost’ point is described as producing extreme fear—signaling an inauspicious time and the approach of devastating war.