Shloka 53
Gandhamādana-praveśa and the Sudden Storm (गन्धमादनप्रवेशः — चण्डवातवर्षवर्णनम्)
सैषा वसुमती कृत्स्ना योजनानां शतं गता । किमेतद् कि प्रभावेण येनेदं व्याकुलं जगत् । अख्यातु नो भवान् शीघ्र विसंज्ञा: स्मेह सर्वश:,“यह सारी पृथ्वी सैकड़ों योजन नीचे चली गयी थी, अब यह किसके प्रभावसे कौन-सी अद्भुत घटना घटित हो रही है जिससे सारा संसार व्याकुल हो उठा है। आप शीजत्र हमें इसका कारण बताइये। हम सब लोग अचेत-से हो रहे हैं"
saiṣā vasumatī kṛtsnā yojanānāṁ śataṁ gatā | kim etad ki prabhāveṇa yenedaṁ vyākulaṁ jagat | ākhyātu no bhavān śīghraṁ visaṁjñāḥ sma iha sarvaśaḥ |
Lomaśa said: “This entire earth has sunk down by a hundred yojanas. What is this—by whose power has such a wondrous event occurred, by which the whole world has been thrown into agitation? Tell us quickly the cause of it; here we are all becoming as if senseless.”
लोमश उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a dharmic posture of responding to overwhelming events with respectful inquiry and seeking truthful explanation from a knowledgeable guide, rather than panic or rash action.
A sudden cosmic upheaval is perceived—described as the earth having sunk by a hundred yojanas and the world becoming agitated. Lomaśa urgently asks someone present to explain whose power is causing this and what the cause is, as the group feels faint and disoriented.