Shloka 20
हिरण्यपुरवर्णन–रौद्रास्त्रप्रयोगः
Hiraṇyapura Described and the Deployment of the Raudra Weapon
तेन शब्देन सहसा समुद्रे पर्वतोपमा: । आप्लवन्त गतै: सच्त्वैर्मत्स्या:शतसहस्रश:,वाद्योंकी उस तुमुल-ध्वनिसे सहसा समुद्रके लाखों बड़े-बड़े पर्वताकार मत्स्य मर गये और उनकी लाशें पानीके ऊपर तैरने लगीं
tena śabdena sahasā samudre parvatopamāḥ | āplavanta gataiḥ sattvair matsyāḥ śata-sahasraśaḥ ||
Arjuna disse: “Com aquele som, de súbito, no mar, centenas de milhares de peixes—enormes como montanhas—perderam o sopro vital; e seus corpos subiram e flutuaram sobre as águas.” O verso ressalta como uma única perturbação violenta pode trazer destruição indiscriminada sobre criaturas inocentes, insinuando o peso ético do poder e do ruído quando soltos sem freio.
अजुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the moral gravity of causing harm indirectly: a powerful disturbance (here, a tremendous sound) can kill vast numbers of innocent beings. It invites reflection on restraint, responsibility, and compassion—central concerns of dharma.
Arjuna describes an event in which a tumultuous sound arises, and as an immediate consequence countless enormous fish in the sea die; their lifeless bodies then float on the surface of the water.