Srimad Bhagavatam — Prathama Skandha, Shloka 18
Inauspicious Omens and Arjuna’s Return from Dvārakā
नद्यो नदाश्च क्षुभिता: सरांसि च मनांसि च । न ज्वलत्यग्निराज्येन कालोऽयं किं विधास्यति ॥ १८ ॥
nadyo nadāś ca kṣubhitāḥ sarāṁsi ca manāṁsi ca na jvalaty agnir ājyena kālo ’yaṁ kiṁ vidhāsyati
Ang mga ilog, sanga, lawa at imbakan ng tubig, pati ang isip—lahat ay nababagabag. Kahit lagyan ng ghee, hindi nagliliyab ang apoy. Anong pambihirang panahon ito? Ano ang mangyayari?
FAQs
This verse describes widespread disturbance in nature and in human minds—rivers, lakes, and even sacrificial fire behaving abnormally—signaling that a grave turning point in time is approaching.
Yudhiṣṭhira senses ominous changes and fears an impending calamity; in the chapter’s context, these portents foreshadow Lord Kṛṣṇa’s disappearance and the onset of darker influences in the world.
When the world and the mind feel disturbed, take it as a prompt to strengthen sādhana—chanting, hearing Bhāgavatam, and grounding life in dharma—rather than relying only on external stability.