Shloka 68
Aśvatthāmā’s Stuti of Rudra and Śiva’s Empowerment (सौप्तिकपर्व, अध्याय ७)
तमदृश्यानि भूतानि रक्षांसि च समाद्रवन् | अभित: शत्रुशिबिरं यान्तं साक्षादिवेश्वरम्,साक्षात् महादेवजीके समान शत्रुशिविरकी ओर जाते हुए अश्वत्थामाके साथ-साथ बहुत-से अदृश्य भूत और राक्षस भी दौड़े गये
tam adṛśyāni bhūtāni rakṣāṃsi ca samādravan | abhitaḥ śatruśibiraṃ yāntaṃ sākṣād iveśvaram ||
サンジャヤは言った。「アシュヴァッターマンが四方から敵陣へと進み、顕現した威力において主そのもののように見えたとき、目に見えぬブータたちとラークシャサたちもまた大勢、彼に付き従って駆け寄った——それは夜襲の恐るべき相と、アダルマの影を帯びた性格を示す不吉な随伴であった。」
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how a violent act undertaken in darkness and fury draws in dark, destructive forces; even when a warrior appears godlike in power, the ethical quality of the act matters, and adharma tends to attract ominous companionship and consequences.
Sañjaya describes Aśvatthāmā moving toward the Pāṇḍava camp; as he advances, unseen bhūtas and rākṣasas surge alongside him, intensifying the terror and foreboding surrounding the impending nocturnal slaughter.