Shloka 19
मौसलोत्पत्तिः — The Birth of the Musala and the Sages’ Pronouncement
चतुर्दशी पञ्चदशी कृतेयं राहुणा पुनः । प्राप्ते वै भारते युद्धे प्राप्ता चाद्य क्षयाय न:,“वीरो! इस समय राहुने फिर चतुर्दशीको ही अमावास्या बना दिया है। महाभारतयुद्धके समय जैसा योग था वैसा ही आज भी है। यह सब हमलोगोंके विनाशका सूचक है!
caturdaśī pañcadaśī kṛteyaṁ rāhuṇā punaḥ | prāpte vai bhārate yuddhe prāptā cādya kṣayāya naḥ ||
Disse Vaiśampāyana: “Ó heróis! Rāhu voltou a transformar o décimo quarto e o décimo quinto dia lunar numa só escuridão de lua nova. A mesma conjunção funesta que surgiu no tempo da guerra dos Bhāratas retornou também hoje. Isto é um presságio da nossa destruição.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how moral and social collapse is mirrored by ominous signs in nature; the return of the same eclipse-like conjunction associated with the great war is read as a warning that collective ruin is imminent.
Vaiśampāyana reports a fearful celestial phenomenon attributed to Rāhu—an eclipse-like darkening that makes the lunar days appear distorted—and notes that it matches the portent seen during the Mahābhārata war, signaling impending destruction for those present.