Shloka 43
उत्पातदर्शनम् — Portents and Kāla among the Vṛṣṇis
नासीत् पलाय-ने बुद्धिर्वध्यमानस्य कस्यचित् । तत्रापश्यन्महाबाहुर्जानन् कालस्य पर्ययम्
nāsīt palāyane buddhir vadhyamānasya kasyacit | tatrāpaśyan mahābāhur jānan kālasya paryayam ||
Dalam pembantaian itu, tak seorang pun yang sedang ditebas memiliki kejernihan untuk melarikan diri. Di sana, sang berlengan perkasa memandang semuanya, sadar sepenuhnya bahwa inilah pembalikan roda Kala—putaran tak terelakkan yang ditetapkan takdir.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
When Kāla (Time/fate) turns, ordinary prudence and self-preservation can fail; the verse frames mass violence as a manifestation of an inevitable karmic reversal, warning that moral and social order can collapse when destiny ripens.
Amid a chaotic slaughter, those being attacked cannot even think to run. A heroic figure described as “mighty-armed” witnesses the scene, understanding it as the decisive turning of Time—an unavoidable culmination rather than a controllable human conflict.