Shloka 10
Dyūta-kathā-praśnaḥ — Inquiry into the Dice-Game Calamity
पितामह! देवर्षि भगवान् नारदने स्वर्ग, अन्तरिक्ष और पृथ्वीविषयक तीन प्रकारके उत्पात बताये हैं। क्या शिशुपालके मारे जानेसे वे महान् उत्पात शान्त हो गये? ।।
pitāmaha! devarṣi bhagavān nāradena svarga-antarikṣa-pṛthivī-viṣayakās trividha utpātāḥ kathitāḥ. kiṃ śiśupālasya māraṇena te mahānto 'tpātāḥ śāntā abhavan? || vaiśampāyana uvāca janamejaya! rājñas tu vacanaṃ śrutvā parāśara-sutaḥ prabhuḥ kṛṣṇa-dvaipāyano vyāsa idaṃ vacanam abravīt ||
Vaiśampāyana disse: “Ó Janamejaya! O rei Yudhiṣṭhira perguntou: ‘Avô, o sábio divino Nārada descreveu três tipos de presságios relativos ao céu, à região intermediária e à terra. Depois que Śiśupāla foi morto, esses grandes presságios foram apaziguados?’ Ao ouvir as palavras do rei, o poderoso Kṛṣṇa-Dvaipāyana Vyāsa, filho de Parāśara, respondeu assim.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a dharmic habit of inquiry: rulers and elders assess extraordinary events (utpātas) not as mere spectacle but as signals about the state of cosmic and social order. It also underscores reliance on authoritative sages (Nārada, Vyāsa) for interpreting such signs responsibly.
Within the frame narration, Vaiśampāyana reports that Yudhiṣṭhira asks Bhīṣma whether the threefold portents described by Nārada—affecting heaven, the mid-region, and earth—were calmed after Śiśupāla’s death. Vyāsa then begins his response, as introduced by Vaiśampāyana.