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utpāta-darśanam
Seeing of calamity
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
Vaiśampāyana said.
evaṁ prayatamānānāṁ vṛṣṇīnāmandhakaiḥ saha। kālo gṛhāṇi sarveṣāṁ paricakrāma nityaśaḥ ॥16-3-1॥
Thus, even while the Vṛṣṇis, together with the Andhakas, were striving, Time continually moved among all their houses. (16-3-1)
karālo vikaṭo muṇḍaḥ puruṣaḥ kṛṣṇapiṅgalaḥ. gṛhāṇy avekṣya vṛṣṇīnāṃ nādṛśyata punaḥ kvacit ॥16-3-2॥
A terrifying, grotesque, shaven-headed man with dark-tawny complexion, after observing the houses of the Vṛṣṇis, was never seen again anywhere. (16-3-2)
utpedire mahāvātā dāruṇāś ca dine dine। vṛṣṇyandhakavināśāya bahavo romaharṣaṇāḥ ॥16-3-3॥
Great and terrible winds arose day by day—many hair-raising ones—for the destruction of the Vṛṣṇis and Andhakas. (16-3-3)
vivṛddhamūṣakā rathyā vividhnamaṇikās tathā। cīcīkūcīti vāśyantyaḥ sārikā vṛṣṇiveśmasu ॥ nopaśāmyati śabdaś ca sa divārātrameva hi ॥16-3-4॥
Grown mice, various songbirds, and mynah birds with their constant cries in the houses of the Vṛṣṇis; the sound does not cease, it continues day and night. (16-3-4)
anukurvannulūkānāṃ sārasā virutaṃ tathā| ajāḥ śivānāṃ ca rutamanvakurvata bhārata ॥16-3-5॥
O Bhārata, the cranes imitated the cry of owls that way, and the goats also mimicked the howl of the jackals. (16-3-5)
pāṇḍurā raktapādāś ca vihagāḥ kālacoditāḥ। vṛṣṇyandhakānāṃ geheṣu kapotā vyacaraṃs tadā॥16-3-6॥
At that time, white, red-footed birds—pigeons impelled by fate—wandered in the houses of the Vṛṣṇis and Andhakas. (16-3-6)
vyajāyanta kharā goṣu karabhāśvatarīṣu ca। śunīṣvapi biḍālāśca mūṣakā nakulīṣu ca ॥16-3-7॥
Asses were born among cows, calves among mules, and also cats among female dogs; mice among mongooses as well. (16-3-7)
nāpatrapanta pāpāni kurvanto vṛṣṇayas tadā। prādviṣan brāhmaṇāṃś cāpi pitṝn devāṃs tathaiva ca ॥16-3-8॥
At that time, the Vṛṣṇis, doing sinful acts without any shame, hated Brāhmaṇas, their ancestors, and the gods in the same manner. (16-3-8)
gurūṃś cāpy avamanyanta na tu rāmajanārdanau | patnyaḥ patīn vyuccarantaḥ patnīś ca patayas tathā ॥16-3-9॥
Teachers were also disrespected, but Rāma and Janārdana were not. Wives disrespected their husbands, and husbands likewise disrespected their wives. (16-3-9)
vibhāvasuḥ prajvalito vāmaṃ viparivartate। nīlalohitamāñjiṣṭhā visṛjannarciṣaḥ pṛthak ॥16-3-10॥
The ignited fire turns to the left, emitting blue, red, and madder-colored flames separately. (16-3-10)
udayāstamane nityaṃ puryāṃ tasyāṃ divākaraḥ। vyadṛśyata asakṛt pumbhiḥ kabandhaiḥ parivāritaḥ॥16-3-11॥
In that city, at every sunrise and sunset, the sun was always seen repeatedly by people, surrounded by headless bodies. (16-3-11)
mahānaseṣu siddhe'nne saṁskṛte'tīva bhārata। āhāryamāṇe kṛmayo vyadṛśyanta narādhipa ॥16-3-12॥
O Bhārata, O king, in the kitchens, when the well-prepared cooked food was being brought out, worms were clearly seen. (16-3-12)
puṇyāhe vācyamāne ca japatsu ca mahātmasu। abhidhāvantaḥ śrūyante na cādṛśyata kaścana॥16-3-13॥
When the auspicious occasion was being proclaimed and while the great souls were reciting, sounds of people running about were heard, but no one was seen. (16-3-13)
parasparaṃ ca nakṣatraṃ hanyamānaṃ punaḥ punaḥ। grahairapaśyansarve te nātmanastu kathaṃcana॥16-3-14॥
They all saw stars, again and again striking each other, and being struck by planets; but by no means did they ever see their own (planet) being struck. (16-3-14)
nadantaṃ pāñcajanyaṃ ca vṛṣṇyandhakaniveśane। samantātpratyavāśyanta rāsabhā dāruṇasvarāḥ ॥16-3-15॥
As the sound of the Pāñcajanya conch echoed in the settlement of the Vṛṣṇis and Andhakas, donkeys with harsh voices brayed loudly in response from all sides. (16-3-15)
evaṃ paśyan hṛṣīkeśaḥ samprāptaṃ kālaparyayam। trayodaśyām amāvāsyāṃ tāṃ dṛṣṭvā prābravīd idam ॥16-3-16॥
Thus, seeing the arrival of the time cycle, Hṛṣīkeśa, on the thirteenth lunar day (trayodaśī) and new moon night (amāvāsyā), saw her and spoke this. (16-3-16)
caturdaśī pañcadaśī kṛteyaṁ rāhuṇā punaḥ। tadā ca bhārate yuddhe prāptā cādya kṣayāya naḥ ॥16-3-17॥
This (lunar day), once made both the fourteenth and fifteenth by Rāhu, was once gained in the battle in Bhārata and has today come again for our destruction. (16-3-17)
vimṛśann eva kālaṃ taṃ paricintya janārdanaḥ। mene prāptaṃ sa ṣaṭtriṃśaṃ varṣaṃ vai keśisūdanaḥ॥16-3-18॥
Janardana, having considered and reflected on that time, thought that Kesisudana had now reached the thirty-sixth year. (16-3-18)
putraśokābhisantaptā gāndhārī hatabāndhavā। yadanuvyājahārārtā tadidaṃ samupāgatam ॥16-3-19॥
Gandhari, afflicted by grief for her son and with her relatives slain, what she spoke in her distress has now been presented here. (16-3-19)
idaṃ ca tad-anuprāptam abravīd yad yudhiṣṭhiraḥ. purā vyūḍheṣu anīkeṣu dṛṣṭvā utpātān sudāruṇān ॥16-3-20॥
And Yudhiṣṭhira spoke this, which had occurred at that time, recalling how, once, when the armies were arrayed for battle, he had witnessed very dreadful omens. (16-3-20)
ity-uktvā vāsudevas-tu cikīrṣan satyam eva tat ājñāpayām āsa tadā tīrthayātrām ariṁdama ॥16-3-21॥
Having thus spoken, Vasudeva, wishing to truly fulfill that, then ordered the pilgrimage, O subduer of foes. (16-3-21)
aghoṣayanta puruṣās tatra keśavaśāsanāt। tīrthayātrā samudre vaḥ kāryeti puruṣarṣabhāḥ ॥16-3-22॥
The men there, under Keśava's command, proclaimed: "O best among men, you must undertake a pilgrimage to the ocean." (16-3-22)
