Shloka 84
कृतयुगवर्णनम् तथा राजधर्मोपदेशः
Kṛtayuga Description and Instruction on Royal Dharma
सर्वतः सहसा भ्रान्तास्ते पयोदा नभस्तलम् । संवेष्टयित्वा नश्यन्ति वायुवेगपराहता:,तत्पश्चात् समस्त आकाशको घेरकर सब ओर फैले हुए वे मेघ वायुके प्रचण्ड वेगसे छिन्न-भिन्न होकर सहसा अदृश्य हो जाते हैं
sarvataḥ sahasā bhrāntās te payodā nabhastalam | saṃveṣṭayitvā naśyanti vāyuvegaparāhatāḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana said: “Those clouds, suddenly driven into confusion on every side, envelop the whole expanse of the sky; then, struck and torn apart by the fierce rush of the wind, they swiftly vanish from sight.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores impermanence: even vast, sky-filling formations can be dispersed in a moment by stronger forces. In the Mahābhārata’s moral atmosphere, such imagery often supports reflection on the instability of worldly conditions and the need for steadiness of mind.
The narrator describes a sudden atmospheric change: clouds spread across the sky, but powerful winds batter and fragment them until they disappear.