Shloka 21
भीष्मपर्व — अध्याय २: संजयस्य दिव्यदृष्टिप्रदानम् तथा निमित्तवर्णनम्
Granting Sañjaya Divine Sight and the Description of Omens
श्वेतलोहितपर्यन्ता: कृष्णग्रीवा: सविद्युत: । विवर्णा: परिघा: संधौ भानुमन्तमवारयन्
śvetalohitaparyantāḥ kṛṣṇagrīvāḥ savidyutaḥ | vivarṇāḥ parighāḥ sandhau bhānumantam avārayan ||
Vaiśampāyana berkata: “Pada waktu senja, jalur-jalur bulat beraneka warna—bertepi putih dan merah, dengan bahagian tengah gelap seperti leher hitam—berkilat dengan kilat dan seolah-olah mengepung serta menghalang Surya yang bersinar.” Langit yang sarat alamat itu menandakan pertikaian yang kian mendekat dan ketegangan moral tatkala perang menghampiri.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores how nature is portrayed as reflecting moral and social upheaval: ominous celestial signs accompany the approach of adharma-driven conflict, urging attentiveness to dharma amid crisis.
As the Kurukṣetra war nears, Vaiśampāyana describes a striking twilight sky where lightning-laced, multicolored bands appear to encircle and dim the Sun—an inauspicious portent.