Shloka 456
नारायणास्त्र-शमनं द्रौणि-प्रहारश्च
Pacification of the Nārāyaṇāstra and Drauni’s Renewed Assault
रजसा तमसा व्याप्ता द्योतिता: प्रभया पुन: । धूल और अन्धकारसे व्याप्त आकाश, पृथ्वी, दिशा और विदिशाएँ प्रदीपोंकी प्रभासे पुनः प्रकाशित हो उठी थीं
rajasā tamasā vyāptā dyotitāḥ prabhayā punaḥ |
Wika ni Sañjaya: Ang kalawakang nilamon ng alikabok at dilim ay muling naliwanagan ng ningning—kaya ang langit, ang lupa, ang lahat ng dako at mga pagitan nitong panig ay nagmistulang sinisinagan ng mga lampara. Sa gitna ng kaguluhan ng digmaan, ipinahihiwatig ng larawang ito na ang kaliwanagan ay maaaring sumilay muli kahit matapos ang matinding pagtabon ng lagim.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse uses the contrast of dust-and-darkness versus renewed illumination to suggest that confusion and moral-mental obscuration (tamas/rajas) can be temporarily dispelled, allowing perception and discernment to return—even amid the turmoil of war.
Sañjaya describes a battlefield scene where dust and darkness had spread everywhere, but then light appears again, making the surroundings—sky, earth, and directions—visible and bright, as though lit by lamps.