Shloka 45
Sūrya’s Counsel to Karṇa on Indra’s Intended Request
Kuṇḍala–Kavaca Discourse
अनेकशततविस्तीर्ण योजनानां महोदधिम् | तिमिनक्रझषावासं चिन्तयन्त: सुदु:ःखिता:,“उस महासागरका विस्तार कई सौ योजनोंमें था। उसमें तिमि, मगर और बड़े-बड़े मत्स्य निवास करते थे। उसके इस स्वरूपका स्मरण करके हम सब लोग बहुत दुःखी हो गये
anekaśatatavistīrṇaṃ yojanānāṃ mahodadhim | timinakrajhaṣāvāsaṃ cintayantaḥ suduḥkhitāḥ |
“Ang dakilang karagatan ay umaabot sa lawak na daan-daang yojana. Tahanan iyon ng mga timi—malalaking balyena—ng mga makara, at ng naglalakihang isda. Sa paggunita sa nakapanghihilakbot na lawak at sa mga nilalang na naroon, kaming lahat ay nilamon ng malalim na dalamhati.”
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how contemplation of overwhelming dangers and vastness can intensify human sorrow; it implicitly points to the mind’s role in magnifying fear and suffering through remembrance and reflection.
Mārkaṇḍeya describes a colossal ocean, inhabited by terrifying sea-creatures, and says that remembering its immense and perilous nature caused the group to become profoundly distressed.