Shloka 7
कुरुसभायां केशवागमन-सत्कारविधानम् / Preparations to Honor Keśava at the Kuru Court
प्राज्वलन्नग्नयो राजन् पृथिवी समकम्पत । उदपानाश्न कुम्भाश्न प्रासिज्चड्छतशो जलम्,राजन! सब ओर आग जलने लगी। धरती डोलने लगी। सैकड़ों जलाशय और कलश छलक-छलककर जल गिराने लगे
prajvalannagnayo rājan pṛthivī samakampata | udapānāś ca kumbhāś ca prāsicyañ chatāśo jalam ||
രാജാവേ! എല്ലാടവും അഗ്നികൾ ജ്വലിച്ചു; ഭൂമി കുലുങ്ങി. കിണറുകളും ജലകുംഭങ്ങളും സ്വയം നിറഞ്ഞൊഴുകി, നൂറുകണക്കിന് ധാരകളായി വെള്ളം ചൊരിയാൻ തുടങ്ങി.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the Mahābhārata’s moral vision that adharma is not merely a private failing but a disturbance with cosmic resonance; ominous signs in nature warn of the grave consequences of unchecked wrongdoing and impending violence.
Vaiśampāyana reports extraordinary omens: widespread fires flare up, the earth shakes, and wells and water-jars spill water as if overflowing—signals that a moment of great crisis is near.