महोत्पात-लक्षणानि
Omens before Khara’s Assault
श्यामं रुधिरपर्यन्तं बभूव परिवेषणम्।अलातचक्रप्रतिमं परिगृह्य दिवाकरम्।।।।
śyāmaṃ rudhira-paryantaṃ babhūva pariveṣaṇam |
alāta-cakra-pratimaṃ parigṛhya divākaram ||
تب سورج کے گرد ایک سیاہ ہالہ نمودار ہوا جس کے کنارے خون کی مانند سرخ تھے؛ وہ گھومتے ہوئے انگارے کے دائرے سا لگتا تھا، گویا اس نے دیواکر کے گولے کو گھیر لیا ہو۔
Similarly Dusana proceeded with four - Mahakapali, Sthulaksha, Pramathi and Trisira - around him.
Dharma is suggested through cosmic signaling: nature reflects moral imbalance, warning that adharma-driven violence draws inevitable correction.
Before the confrontation, ominous portents appear in the sky—an eerie halo around the Sun—foreshadowing calamity for the unrighteous.
Attentiveness to signs and moral causality: the epic tradition treats omens as reminders to align actions with dharma.