Shloka 3
Adhyāya 6: Śibira-dvāra-sthita Bhūta-varṇana and Aśvatthāmā’s Śaraṇāgati to Mahādeva
तत्र भूतं महाकायं चन्द्रार्कसदृशद्युतिम् सो<पश्यद् द्वारमाश्रित्य तिष्ठन्तं लोमहर्षणम्
tatra bhūtaṁ mahākāyaṁ candrārka-sadṛśa-dyutim so ’paśyad dvāram āśritya tiṣṭhantaṁ lomaharṣaṇam
तत्र भूतं महाकायं चन्द्रार्कसदृशद्युतिम् । सोऽपश्यद् द्वारमाश्रित्य तिष्ठन्तं लोमहर्षणम् ॥
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how acts of extreme violence—especially those carried out in the darkness of deceit and rage—are accompanied by moral dread and ominous signs. The ‘hair-raising’ guardian-like presence functions as a narrative reminder that adharma invites fear, disorder, and a sense of cosmic disapproval.
Sañjaya reports that ‘he’ (in context, the approaching warrior in the Sauptika episode) sees a gigantic, radiant, terrifying being stationed at the doorway, as if blocking entry. The scene sets an eerie, supernatural tone for the events of the night attack.