Shloka 30
Duryodhana’s Śaraṇāgati and the Pāṇḍavas’ Resolve
Gandharva Encounter
उत्पपात दिवं शुभ्र॑ कालेनाभिप्रचोदितम् । ते पिबन्त इवाकाशं त्रासयन्तश्नराचरान्
utpapāta divaṁ śubhraḥ kālenābhipracoditam | te pibanta ivākāśaṁ trāsayantaś carācarān |
मार्कण्डेय म्हणाले—काळाच्या प्रेरणेने तो शुभ्र तेजस्वी रथ आकाशात उडी मारून वर गेला. ते जणू आकाशच पित आहेत असे भासून, चराचर सर्व प्राण्यांना भयभीत करीत होते.
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the irresistible agency of Kāla (Time): even the radiant and powerful are driven by Time’s impulse, and their sudden ascent inspires awe and fear across the whole cosmos.
Mārkaṇḍeya describes a radiant figure (or force) suddenly leaping into the sky, propelled by Time, in a manner so overwhelming that it seems to ‘drink’ the sky itself and terrifies all beings, both animate and inanimate.