Shloka 523
Duryodhana-patana-anuśocana
The Fall of Duryodhana and the Contest of Restraint
अन्तरिक्षे महानाद: श्रूयते भरतर्षभ । भरतश्रेष्ठ उस समय आकाशमें यक्षों, राक्षमों तथा पिशाचोंका महान् कोलाहल सुनायी देने लगा
antarikṣe mahānādaḥ śrūyate bharatarṣabha |
Wika ni Vāyu-deva: “O toro sa mga Bharata, may isang napakalakas na ugong na naririnig sa gitna ng himpapawid.” Noon din, umalingawngaw sa langit ang isang malaking kaguluhan—ang sigawan ng mga Yakṣa, Rākṣasa, at Piśāca—isang masamang palatandaan na ang kaayusang moral sa paligid ng larangan ng digmaan ay nayayanig, at ang mga puwersang di-nakikita ay tumutugon sa nagaganap na karahasan.
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how adharma and mass violence are portrayed as disturbing not only human society but also the wider cosmic and unseen realms; ominous sounds in the sky function as ethical signals that the moral fabric is under strain.
Vāyu reports an alarming celestial roar; simultaneously, a great clamour of Yakṣas, Rākṣasas, and Piśācas is heard in the sky, marking an ominous moment around the battlefield events.