Shloka 29
Adhyāya 45 — Duryodhana’s Distress, Śakuni’s Counsel, and the Summons for Dyūta
अनश्रे प्रववर्ष द्यौ: पपात ज्वलिताशनि: । कृष्णेन निहते चैद्ये चचाल च वसुंधरा
anaśre pravavarṣa dyauḥ papāta jvalitāśaniḥ | kṛṣṇena nihate caidye cacāla ca vasuṃdharā ||
Sinabi ni Vaiśampāyana: Nang mapatay ni Kṛṣṇa si Śiśupāla ng Cedi, agad na sumiklab ang masasamang palatandaan: umulan ang langit kahit walang ulap, bumagsak ang naglalagablab na mga kidlat, at yumanig ang mismong lupa. Itinatampok ng salaysay ang bigat-moral ng pangyayari—isang banal na paghihiganti na isinagawa ni Kṛṣṇa laban sa patuloy na adharma—na ipinahiwatig ng pagyanig ng sansinukob, hindi ng karaniwang reaksiyon ng tao.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores that persistent adharma invites decisive correction, and that actions involving dharma and divine justice reverberate beyond the human sphere—symbolized by extraordinary omens that affirm a restoration of moral order.
After Kṛṣṇa kills Śiśupāla (the Cedi king) during the events surrounding Yudhiṣṭhira’s royal rite, the text reports immediate portents: rain falls without clouds, fiery lightning bolts descend, and the earth shakes—signaling the moment’s exceptional and fateful nature.