Shloka 29
Udyoga Parva 142: Vidura’s warning to Kuntī and Kuntī’s resolve to meet Karṇa
Gaṅgātīra encounter begins
प्रदीप्ताश्न॒ दिश: सर्वा धार्तराष्ट्रस्य माधव । महद् भयं वेदयन्ति तस्मिन्नुत्पातदर्शने,“माधव! दुर्योधनको इन उत्पातोंका दर्शन तो होता ही है। उसके लिये सारी दिशाएँ भी प्रज्वलित-सी होकर महान् भयकी सूचना दे रही हैं
sañjaya uvāca | pradīptāś ca diśaḥ sarvā dhārtarāṣṭrasya mādhava | mahad bhayaṃ vedayanti tasminn utpātadarśane ||
Санджая сказал: «О Мадхава, для сына Дхритараштры все стороны света словно пылают. При виде этих зловещих знамений они возвещают великий страх».
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
When leadership is rooted in adharma, the world itself is portrayed as issuing warnings—omens and fearful signs—indicating that unethical resolve leads to collective ruin.
Sañjaya reports to Kṛṣṇa (addressed as Mādhava) that terrifying portents are appearing for Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s son (Duryodhana), and even the directions seem aflame, signaling impending disaster as war approaches.