Shloka 38
Adhyāya 283: Varṇa-vṛtti, Nyāya-ārjana, and the Decline-and-Restoration of Dharma (वर्णवृत्तिः न्यायार्जनं च)
पर्वताश्च व्यशीर्यन्त चकम्पे च वसुंधरा । मास्ताश्रैव घूर्णन्ते चुक्षुभे वरुणालय:
parvatāś ca vyaśīryanta cakampe ca vasuṃdharā | mārutāś caiva ghūrṇante cukṣubhe varuṇālayaḥ ||
达刹说道：“群山崩碎坍塌，大地自身也开始震动。旋风骤起，而大海——伐楼那的居所——亦被抛入狂暴的动荡之中。”在叙事中，这些宇宙的震荡象征祭仪与道德秩序的破裂：当神圣的祭祀因重罪与冲突而受扰，天地万象便映现其乱，以警示——祭祀中的非正法（adharma）并不止于祭坛之上，而会撼动整个世界。
दक्ष उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse conveys that moral and ritual disorder (adharma, especially within a yajña) has world-shaking consequences: nature reflects the disturbance, serving as an ethical warning that violations of sacred order destabilize society and the cosmos.
Dakṣa describes terrifying portents at the sacrificial gathering: mountains crumble, the earth quakes, winds whirl, and the ocean churns—signs that the sacrifice has been overwhelmed by a great, fearsome upheaval, leaving even the assembled beings distressed.