Shloka 35
उत्पातवर्णनम् (Utpāta-varṇanam) — Catalogue of Portents
पतन्त्युल्का सनिर्घाता: शक्राशनिसमप्रभा: । अद्य चैव निशां व्युष्टामनयं समवाप्स्यथ
patanty ulkā sanirghātāḥ śakrāśani-samaprabhāḥ | adya caiva niśāṁ vyuṣṭām anayaṁ samavāpsyatha ||
पतन्त्युल्काः सनिर्घाताः शक्राशनिसमप्रभाः। अद्य चैव निशां व्युष्टामनयं समवाप्स्यथ॥
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
Adharma is not merely a moral fault but a causal force: wrongdoing ripens into inevitable consequences. The ominous celestial signs underscore that ethical disorder in human action is mirrored by disturbance in nature, and that retribution (karma-phala) begins to manifest without delay.
Vyāsa points to terrifying portents—thundering meteors blazing like Indra’s thunderbolt—as a warning. He declares that once the night ends and dawn comes, the recipients of this warning will start experiencing the results of their injustice, foreshadowing imminent calamity in the unfolding war.