Shloka 32
उत्पातवर्णनम् (Utpāta-varṇanam) — Catalogue of Portents
चतुर्दशी पञ्चदशीं भूतपूर्वां च षोडशीम् । इमां तु नाभिजाने5हममावास्यां त्रयोदशीम् । चन्द्रसूर्यावु भौ ग्रस्तावेकमासीं त्रयोदशीम्,एक तिथिका क्षय होनेपर चौदहवें दिन, तिथिक्षय न होनेपर पंद्रहवें दिन और एक तिथिकी वृद्धि होनेपर सोलहवें दिन अमावास्याका होना तो पहले देखा गया है; परंतु इस पक्षमें जो तेरहवें दिन यह अमावास्या आ गयी है, ऐसा पहले भी कभी हुआ है, इसका स्मरण मुझे नहीं है। इस एक ही महीनेमें तेरह दिनोंके भीतर चन्द्रग्रहण और सूर्यग्रहण दोनों लग गये
caturdaśī pañcadaśīṁ bhūtapūrvāṁ ca ṣoḍaśīm | imāṁ tu nābhijāne ’ham amāvāsyāṁ trayodaśīm | candrasūryāv ubhau grastāv ekamāsīṁ trayodaśīm ||
Vyāsa disse: “Em tempos antigos, de fato vi o dia de lua nova (amāvāsyā) cair no décimo quarto, no décimo quinto e até no décimo sexto dia lunar—quando um tithi se perde ou quando se prolonga. Mas não me recordo de jamais ter visto a lua nova ocorrer no décimo terceiro. Neste único mês, dentro de treze dias, tanto a Lua quanto o Sol foram ‘tomados’ (eclipsados).” A fala apresenta esses eclipses como rupturas ominosas da ordem cósmica, prenunciando a convulsão moral e social que culmina na guerra.
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how disturbances in the rhythms of time (tithi irregularities and eclipses) are read as signs of a deeper disorder in dharma and society. It suggests that when moral balance collapses, even the perceived stability of the cosmos appears shaken—serving as a warning before catastrophic conflict.
Vyāsa reports an unprecedented calendrical anomaly: amāvāsyā occurring on the thirteenth tithi, and both lunar and solar eclipses happening within thirteen days in the same month. This functions as an ominous portent foreshadowing the coming Kurukṣetra war.