Shloka 2
भीष्मसेनासंनिवेशः — Bhīṣma’s Mobilization, Omens, and the Kaurava Array
मघाविषयग: सोमस्तद् दिन प्रत्यपद्यत । दीप्यमानाश्च सम्पेतुर्दिवि सप्त महाग्रहा:,उस दिन चन्द्रमा मघा नक्षत्रपर था। आकाशमें सात महाग्रह अग्निके समान उद्दीप्त दिखायी दे रहे थे
sañjaya uvāca |
maghāviṣayagaḥ somaḥ tad dinaṃ pratyapadyata |
dīpyamānāś ca sampetur divi sapta mahāgrahāḥ ||
Wika ni Sañjaya: Noong araw na iyon, pumasok ang Buwan sa saklaw ng Maghā nakṣatra. At sa langit ay lumitaw ang pitong dakilang planeta, naglalagablab na wari’y apoy—mga pangitain na naglalagay sa digmaan sa bigat ng kosmos, at nagbababala sa pagyanig at sa mabigat na pananagutang moral ng nalalapit na patayan.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores that actions—especially collective violence—unfold within a larger moral and cosmic order. The ominous celestial signs function as a reminder that adharma and mass destruction carry grave consequences, urging discernment and responsibility even amid inevitable conflict.
Sañjaya reports astronomical/astrological portents on the eve of battle: the Moon is in the Maghā nakṣatra, and seven major grahas appear intensely radiant in the sky. These signs heighten the sense of impending catastrophe surrounding the Kurukṣetra war.