Shloka 18
Inauspicious Omens and Arjuna’s Return from Dvārakā
नद्यो नदाश्च क्षुभिता: सरांसि च मनांसि च । न ज्वलत्यग्निराज्येन कालोऽयं किं विधास्यति ॥ १८ ॥
nadyo nadāś ca kṣubhitāḥ sarāṁsi ca manāṁsi ca na jvalaty agnir ājyena kālo ’yaṁ kiṁ vidhāsyati
ແມ່ນ້ຳ, ລຳທານ, ສະລອງນ້ຳ ແລະໃຈ—ທັງໝົດປັ່ນປ່ວນ. ແມ່ນແຕ່ໃສ່ນ້ຳມັນເນີຍ ໄຟກໍບໍ່ຕິດ. ນີ້ແມ່ນເວລາປະຫລາດແນວໃດ? ຈະເກີດຫຍັງຂຶ້ນ?
FAQs
This verse describes widespread disturbance in nature and in human minds—rivers, lakes, and even sacrificial fire behaving abnormally—signaling that a grave turning point in time is approaching.
Yudhiṣṭhira senses ominous changes and fears an impending calamity; in the chapter’s context, these portents foreshadow Lord Kṛṣṇa’s disappearance and the onset of darker influences in the world.
When the world and the mind feel disturbed, take it as a prompt to strengthen sādhana—chanting, hearing Bhāgavatam, and grounding life in dharma—rather than relying only on external stability.