Shloka 38
सरस्वतीतीर्थानुक्रमः — बलरामस्य तीर्थयात्रा
Sarasvatī Tīrtha Itinerary — Balarāma’s Pilgrimage
ततः सुतुमुलं शब्द शुश्रावाथ बृहस्पति:
tataḥ sutumulaṃ śabdaṃ śuśrāvātha bṛhaspatiḥ
Kemudian—demikian dikisahkan—Bṛhaspati mendengar raungan yang amat dahsyat. Bunyi itu menandai meledaknya kekacauan mendadak dalam pertikaian serta beratnya laju peristiwa yang tengah bergulir.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how momentous actions in war reverberate beyond the battlefield: even divine or cosmic figures are portrayed as witnesses to human conflict, underscoring the moral weight and far-reaching consequences of violence and upheaval.
The narrator reports that an extremely loud, tumultuous sound arises and is heard by Bṛhaspati, functioning as a dramatic cue that a major clash or turning point is occurring in the surrounding battle narrative.