Shloka 13

उत्पातदर्शनम् — Portents and Kāla among the Vṛṣṇis

Devanagari script

ततः कालपरीतास्ते वृष्ण्यन्धकमहारथा: । अपश्थयन्नुद्धवं यान्तं तेजसा5<वृत्य रोदसी,कालसे घिरे हुए वृष्णि और अन्धक महारथियोंने देखा कि उद्धव अपने तेजसे पृथ्वी और आकाशको व्याप्त करके यहाँसे चले जा रहे हैं

Transliteration

tataḥ kālaparītās te vṛṣṇyandhakamahārathāḥ | apaśyann uddhavaṃ yāntaṃ tejasā vṛtya rodasī ||

Translation

ततः कालपरीतास्ते वृष्ण्यन्धकमहारथाः । अपश्यन्नुद्धवं यान्तं तेजसावृत्य रोदसी ॥

Word by Word

ततःthen, thereafter

कालपरीताःovercome/encircled by Time

तेthey

वृष्ण्यन्धकमहारथाःthe great warriors (maharathas) among the Vrishnis and Andhakas

अपश्यन्saw

उद्धवम्Uddhava

यान्तम्going, departing

तेजसाby (his) radiance/splendor

आवृत्यhaving covered, pervading

रोदसीthe two worlds: earth and sky (heaven and earth)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Uddhava

Vṛṣṇis

Andhakas

Kāla (Time)

rodasī (earth and sky)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights Kāla as an overriding moral-metaphysical force: worldly heroism and clan power cannot resist Time’s ordained unfolding. In contrast, Uddhava’s luminous departure suggests spiritual merit and dharmic alignment that transcend the impending collapse.

What is happening in the narrative?

As the Vṛṣṇi and Andhaka heroes stand under the shadow of imminent doom, they witness Uddhava leaving. His radiance is described as pervading earth and sky, marking a solemn transition as the narrative moves toward the catastrophic end of the Yādavas.