Shloka 523
Duryodhana-patana-anuśocana
The Fall of Duryodhana and the Contest of Restraint
अन्तरिक्षे महानाद: श्रूयते भरतर्षभ । भरतश्रेष्ठ उस समय आकाशमें यक्षों, राक्षमों तथा पिशाचोंका महान् कोलाहल सुनायी देने लगा
antarikṣe mahānādaḥ śrūyate bharatarṣabha |
Vāyu-deva disse: “Ó touro entre os Bharatas, ouve-se um grande bramido no céu do meio.” Naquele momento, os céus ressoaram com um tumulto imenso—o clamor de Yakṣas, Rākṣasas e Piśācas—presságio funesto de que a ordem moral ao redor do campo de batalha estava sendo abalada e de que forças invisíveis reagiam à violência em curso.
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how adharma and mass violence are portrayed as disturbing not only human society but also the wider cosmic and unseen realms; ominous sounds in the sky function as ethical signals that the moral fabric is under strain.
Vāyu reports an alarming celestial roar; simultaneously, a great clamour of Yakṣas, Rākṣasas, and Piśācas is heard in the sky, marking an ominous moment around the battlefield events.