Shloka 2
भीष्मसेनासंनिवेशः — Bhīṣma’s Mobilization, Omens, and the Kaurava Array
मघाविषयग: सोमस्तद् दिन प्रत्यपद्यत । दीप्यमानाश्च सम्पेतुर्दिवि सप्त महाग्रहा:,उस दिन चन्द्रमा मघा नक्षत्रपर था। आकाशमें सात महाग्रह अग्निके समान उद्दीप्त दिखायी दे रहे थे
sañjaya uvāca |
maghāviṣayagaḥ somaḥ tad dinaṃ pratyapadyata |
dīpyamānāś ca sampetur divi sapta mahāgrahāḥ ||
സഞ്ജയൻ പറഞ്ഞു—ആ ദിവസം ചന്ദ്രൻ മഘാ നക്ഷത്രത്തിൽ ആയിരുന്നു; ആകാശത്തിൽ ഏഴ് മഹാഗ്രഹങ്ങൾ അഗ്നിപോലെ ജ്വലിച്ച് ദീപ്തമായി ദൃശ്യമായിരുന്നു।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores that actions—especially collective violence—unfold within a larger moral and cosmic order. The ominous celestial signs function as a reminder that adharma and mass destruction carry grave consequences, urging discernment and responsibility even amid inevitable conflict.
Sañjaya reports astronomical/astrological portents on the eve of battle: the Moon is in the Maghā nakṣatra, and seven major grahas appear intensely radiant in the sky. These signs heighten the sense of impending catastrophe surrounding the Kurukṣetra war.