Shloka 20
भीष्मपर्व — अध्याय २: संजयस्य दिव्यदृष्टिप्रदानम् तथा निमित्तवर्णनम्
Granting Sañjaya Divine Sight and the Description of Omens
उभे पूर्वापरे संध्ये नित्यं पश्यामि भारत । उदयास्तमने सूर्य कबन्धै: परिवारितम्,'भारत! मैं प्रातः और सायं दोनों संध्याओंके समय उदय और अस्तकी वेलामें सूर्यदेवको प्रतिदिन कबन्धोंसे घिरा हुआ देखता हूँ
ubhe pūrvāpare sandhye nityaṁ paśyāmi bhārata | udayāstamane sūryaṁ kabandhaiḥ parivāritam ||
毗舍婆耶那说道：“噢，婆罗多啊，在昼夜交接的两处——清晨与黄昏——我常常看见太阳在升起与落下之际，被无首之躯（迦班陀）团团围困。”此景被叙为凶兆，象征世间秩序紊乱，预告战争将带来大屠戮与道德的震荡。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores how adharma and impending violence manifest as disturbances in the natural and moral order. The ‘Sun surrounded by kabandhas’ functions as a warning: when society moves toward unjust slaughter, even the symbols of light and order appear eclipsed by death.
In Bhīṣma Parva’s opening, Vaiśampāyana narrates to King Janamejaya a series of terrifying portents seen around the time of the Kurukṣetra war. Here he reports a recurring vision at dawn and dusk: the Sun at rising and setting appears encircled by kabandhas, foreshadowing widespread carnage.