Mahabharata 9.46.88 — Shalya Parva, Adhyaya 46, Shloka 88
Varuṇābhiṣeka–Agni-anveṣaṇa–Kaubera-tīrtha
Varuṇa’s Consecration; Search for Agni; Kaubera Sacred Site
क्रौंच पर्वत शालवृक्षके तनोंसे भरा हुआ था। वहाँके वानर और हाथी संत्रस्त हो उठे थे
vaiśampāyana uvāca | krauñca-parvataḥ śāla-vṛkṣakaiḥ tanūbhiḥ paripūrṇa iva babhūva | tatra vānara-hastinaḥ saṃtrastā babhūvuḥ, pakṣiṇaḥ bhayākulā utpetuḥ, sarpāś ca dharaṇyāṃ nipetuḥ | golāṅgūla-jātīyā vānara-vṛṣabha-samūhāś ca ṛkṣa-samūhāś ca palāyanta, teṣāṃ cītkāraiḥ sa parvato nināda | hariṇānām ārta-nādaiḥ tasya parvatasya vana-prāntaḥ pratidhvanitaḥ | guhābhyo niṣkramya sahasā palāyamānaiḥ siṃhaiḥ śarabhaś ca sa parvataḥ śocanīyāṃ daśāṃ gataḥ, tathāpi suśobhana iva babhūva || vidyādharāḥ samutpetus tasya śṛṅga-nivāsinaḥ | kinnarāś ca samudvignāḥ śakti-pāta-ravoddhatāḥ ||
ヴァイシャンパーヤナは言った。クラウñチャ山はサーラ樹にぎっしりと満ち、まるでその身そのものがサーラの密林でできているかのようであった。そこでは猿と象が恐慌に陥り、鳥は恐れに揺さぶられて天へ舞い上がり、蛇は地に伏して倒れた。長い尾の猿の群れと熊の群れは逃げ散り、その叫びで山は轟いた。森の一帯は鹿の悲鳴をこだまさせた。洞穴から不意に飛び出して恐れ走る獅子とシャラバのために、山は見るも哀れな有様となった—それでも、その破滅的な騒乱のただ中で、なお奇妙なほどの壮麗さを帯びていた。峰に住むヴィディヤーダラとキンナラたちは、シャクティの武器が衝突して生じた轟音に驚き、空へと舞い上がって飛び去った。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
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The verse underscores how violent conflict radiates beyond the battlefield: even forests, animals, and celestial beings are shaken. Ethically, it highlights war’s collateral suffering and the way adharma-driven destruction disturbs the natural and cosmic order.
A powerful weapon-strike (śakti) creates a terrifying roar and upheaval around Krauñca Mountain. Animals flee in panic, predators rush from caves, and even peak-dwelling Vidyādharas and Kinnaras take flight, showing the magnitude of the martial event.
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