Shloka 33
Garuḍa–Śakra Saṃvāda and the Retrieval of Amṛta (गरुड–शक्र संवादः अमृत-अपहरण-प्रसङ्गः)
सथूमा न््यपतत् सार्चिर्दिवोल्का नभसभ्ष्युता । तथा वसूनां रुद्राणामादित्यानां च सर्वश:
kāśyapa uvāca | sadhūmā nyapatat sārcir divolkā nabhasā cyutā | tathā vasūnāṁ rudrāṇām ādityānāṁ ca sarvaśaḥ |
Kāśyapa berkata: “Dari langit jatuh sebuah meteor, berselubung asap dan nyala api. Demikian juga, dalam kalangan para Vasu, Rudra, dan Āditya—bahkan di mana-mana—tanda-tanda buruk dan gangguan pun timbul.” Dalam kisah ini, alamat langit yang menggerunkan itu menandakan retaknya tertib kosmos: apabila alam ketuhanan sendiri tergoncang, ia meramalkan pertikaian besar serta akibat etika daripada adharma, mengingatkan bahawa kekacauan tingkah laku tercermin sebagai kekacauan alam.
कश्यप उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the Mahābhārata’s moral logic that disturbances in dharma are reflected as disturbances in the cosmos: ominous signs (meteors, fiery phenomena) function as warnings that grave ethical imbalance and impending conflict are at hand.
Kāśyapa reports a striking omen: a smoke-and-flame meteor falls from the sky, and widespread disturbances appear among major classes of gods (Vasus, Rudras, Ādityas), indicating an extraordinary, foreboding upheaval.