Mahabharata 6.3.37 — Bhishma Parva, Adhyaya 3, Shloka 37
उत्पातवर्णनम् (Utpāta-varṇanam) — Catalogue of Portents
भूमिपालसहस्राणां भूमि: पास्यति शोणितम् | कैलासमन्दराभ्यां तु तथा हिमवता विभो
bhūmipāla-sahasrāṇāṁ bhūmiḥ pāsyati śoṇitam | kailāsa-mandarābhyāṁ tu tathā himavatā vibho ||
வியாசர் கூறினார்—“ஆயிரக்கணக்கான அரசர்களின் இரத்தத்தை இந்தப் பூமி குடிக்கும். ஓ வல்லவனே, கைலாசம், மந்தரம் ஆகியவற்றிடத்திலும், ஹிமவத் அருகிலும் அதுவே நிகழும்.”
व्यास उवाच
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The verse underscores the grave moral and cosmic cost of war: mass violence is not merely a human event but a burden borne by the earth itself. It frames the coming conflict as vast and inevitable, warning that the pursuit of power by rulers leads to widespread suffering.
Vyāsa speaks in a prophetic tone, foretelling immense bloodshed—so great that the earth will ‘drink’ the blood of thousands of kings. By invoking mighty mountains like Kailāsa, Mandara, and Himavat, he amplifies the scale and inevitability of the impending devastation.
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