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Pancharatra-Ext: Continued narration of bad omens by Vyasa to Dhritarashtra.
Vyasa said:
Donkeys are born among cows, and sons find joy with their mothers. In the forest, trees bear flowers and fruits out of season.
Pregnant women and princesses are giving birth to monstrous and carnivorous beings, birds, jackals, and other animals.
The creatures described are mythical beings with unusual features such as three horns, four eyes, five feet, two penises, two heads, two tails, and tusks, and they are considered inauspicious.
Creatures are born with open mouths, uttering inauspicious sounds, having three feet, crested like eagles, with four fangs and horns.
In your city, other women of the Brahmavādins are seen giving birth to the sons of Vinatā and peacocks.
O King, the mare gives birth to a calf, and the dog to a jackal. Crows, mynahs, and parrots are known to speak of inauspicious things.
Some women give birth to four or five girls. As soon as they are born, they dance, sing, and laugh.
In the house of the thief, the children and infants of the common people dance and sing, showing great fear.
Others, prompted by time and armed, engrave idols. Children with sticks in hand run towards each other, desiring to fight, they block and create cities.
Lotuses and water lilies bloom on the trees, and lotuses too. The fierce, all-pervading winds blow, and the dust does not settle.
The earth trembles frequently, and Rahu devours the sun. The white planet passes over the star Chitra and remains there.
Indeed, he perceives a significant absence among the Kurus. The ominous comet, very terrible, stands having seized the lunar mansion Pushya.
The great planets, Mars and Jupiter, are positioned unfavorably, with Mars being retrograde in Maghā and Jupiter in Śravaṇa, indicating a time of inauspiciousness and terror for the armies.
Fortune is afflicted by Saturn, who has seized the constellation. Venus ascends in the eastern Proṣṭhapada, O lord of the people, but in the north, it circles back together.
The dark planet, blazing with smoke and fire, has taken position over Indra's brilliant star Jyeshtha.
The ominous planet, appearing fiercely bright, moves in a counterclockwise direction, ominously positioned between the stars Citrā and Svāti.
The red-bodied one, having the brilliance of fire, is situated in the ear, making a zigzag path and surrounding the collection of Brahma.
The earth is lush with all kinds of crops and fruits. Barley grows with five heads, and rice with a hundred heads.
The leaders of all realms, upon whom the entire world relies, are like cows being milked by calves, indeed flowing with blood.
The swords, shining brightly, emerged from their coverings. The weapons are clearly visible as the battle draws near.
There will be a great destruction, as if the light of weapons, water, armors, and flags is fire-colored.
In all directions, the animals and birds with blazing faces are making sounds, indicating a terrible and great fear.
A peculiar bird with one wing, one eye, and one foot, dwelling in the sky, fiercely speaks at night, repeatedly vomiting blood in excitement.
The planets, with their copper-red and crimson crests, blazed like fire, positioned in such a way that they covered the light of the noble seven sages.
Both Jupiter and Saturn, the planets lasting for a year, are shining brightly near the constellation Viśākhā.
In the constellation of Krittikas, the intense planet shines brightly, taking away bodies with its light, and is situated like a comet.
O lord of the people, Mercury moves frequently among all the stars in the three previous ones, causing great fear.
The speaker refers to the fourteenth, fifteenth, ancient, and sixteenth days, but expresses uncertainty about the new moon thirteenth day.
In one month, both the moon and the sun will be eclipsed on the thirteenth day, which is not a festival day, and these celestial events will bring harm to the people.
All directions were enveloped in dust, with dust storms occurring everywhere. Ominous and fierce clouds rained blood during the night.
On the fourteenth day of the dark fortnight, there was an intense rain of flesh again. At midnight, the demons present were extremely terrifying and remained unsatisfied.
Rivers and streams flowed against their currents, carrying water mixed with blood, and the wells foamed and roared like bulls. Meteors fell from the sky with thunder, mixed with dry lightning.
Today, as the night turned to dawn, the sun was struck by four blazing meteors from all directions.
The great sages said to those worshipping the sun god that the earth will drink the blood of thousands of kings.
The peaks of Kailasa, Mandara, and Himavat mountains fall with a great sound thousands of times.
During the earthquake, the great elements caused the four oceans to rise and agitate the shores repeatedly.
The fierce winds, uprooting trees and carrying pebbles, cause the sacred trees to fall in both villages and cities.
The fire, when offered by the twice-born, burns in hues of yellow, red, and blue. The left flame appears grey and emits a smoke-like smell with a harsh sound. The sensations of touch, smell, and taste are indeed contrary, O king.
The flags of the kings, continuously smoking and trembling, release showers of embers, while the drums and kettle-drums sound.
Fierce vultures are ominously circling the tops of the palace peaks and the city gates, moving in a counterclockwise direction.
Both ripe and unripe are consumed by the birds, and they hide on the flag-tops, leading to the downfall of the rulers of the earth.
The horses and elephants, in thousands, are seen meditating, scattering their tails, trembling, and crying miserably.
Upon hearing this, you must make a timely decision here, O Bhārata, to ensure that the world does not face destruction.
Vaishampayana said:
Upon hearing his father's words, Dhritarashtra remarked, "I believe this was destined to happen, and there is no doubt it will occur."
If warriors are killed in battle, they will reach the world of heroes and attain eternal happiness.
Here, the tigers among men, by sacrificing their lives in the great battle, will achieve lasting fame and great happiness in the other world.
