Shloka 82
Kārttikeya-Abhiṣecana: Mātṛgaṇa-Nāma Saṃkīrtana and Skanda’s Commission
मत्स्यमेषाननाक्षान्ये अजाविमहिषानना: । ऋक्षशार्दूलवक्त्राश्न दीपिसिंहाननास्तथा,किन्हीं-किन्हींके मुख मछली, मेढे, बकरी, भेड़, भैंसे, रीछ, व्याप्र, भेड़िये तथा सिंहोंके समान थे
matsyameṣānanākṣāṇye ajāvimahiṣānanāḥ | ṛkṣaśārdūlavaktrāś ca dīpisimhānanās tathā ||
毗舍摩波耶那说道：“他们之中，有的面貌如鱼、如公羊；有的面貌如山羊、绵羊与水牛。有的虎面熊颜，有的狮面凶猛——皆为世道反常之征兆，映照出战争所释放的道德紊乱。”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores that when adharma dominates—especially through mass violence—nature and society are depicted as becoming distorted. Such monstrous, mixed forms function as moral-symbolic warnings about the consequences of unrighteous war.
Vaiśampāyana describes terrifying, unnatural figures with faces resembling various animals. The description serves as an ominous sign (nimitta) accompanying the catastrophic events of the Kurukṣetra war.