Shloka 52
Drupada’s Alarm and Inquiry Regarding Śikhaṇḍinī (द्रुपदस्य भय-विमर्शः)
स्थूणस्तु शापं सम्प्राप्य तत्रैव न््यवसत् तदा । समये चागमत् तूर्ण शिखण्डी तं क्षपाचरम्,उस समय कुबेरका शाप पाकर स्थूणाकर्ण वहीं रहने लगा। शिखण्डी पूर्वनिश्चित समयपर उस निशाचर स्थूणाकर्णके पास तुरंत आ गया
sthūṇas tu śāpaṃ samprāpya tatraiva nyavasat tadā | samaye cāgamat tūrṇaṃ śikhaṇḍī taṃ kṣapācaram ||
Sthūṇākarṇa sau khi mắc lời nguyền thì ở lại ngay tại chỗ ấy. Rồi đến đúng thời khắc đã định, Śikhaṇḍī mau chóng đến gặp kẻ lang thang trong đêm kia.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Actions and moral breaches can crystallize into unavoidable consequences (śāpa/karma), and once a consequence is set, events unfold with a sense of appointed timing; ethical causality and time-bound destiny converge.
Bhīṣma narrates that Sthūṇākarṇa, after receiving Kubera’s curse, stays in the same place; then Śikhaṇḍī arrives quickly at the predetermined time to meet that nocturnal being.