Shloka 27
Dvārakā’s Distress and the Saubha Engagement (द्वारकाव्यग्रता तथा सौभयुद्धम्)
प्रसार्य बाहू पतत: प्रसार्य चरणावपि । रूप॑ं पितुर्मे विबभौ शकुने: पततो यथा,हाथों और पैरोंको फैलाकर गिरते हुए मेरे पिताका शरीर मरकर गिरनेवाले पक्षीके समान जान पड़ता था
prasārya bāhū patataḥ prasārya caraṇāv api | rūpaṁ pitur me vibabhau śakuneḥ patato yathā ||
风神伐由说道：“他坠落之时，双臂伸展，连双足也直直伸开；我父亲的身形，宛如一只从天际坠下、已然无生的飞鸟。”
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the fragility of embodied life: even a powerful being’s body can collapse suddenly, and death reduces the living form to a helpless fall—prompting reflection on impermanence and the need to act with dharma while life endures.
Vāyu describes a vivid scene of his father’s death or collapse: the body falls with limbs spread out, and the sight is compared to a bird that drops dead while flying—an image meant to convey shock, helplessness, and the stark finality of death.