कालगर्जनम् (Roar of Time)
## 1. महागर्जित-कोरस
कालस्य रथचक्रं अनवरतं धावति, कर्मग्रन्थिः दुर्निवार्या।
शापाग्नयः भाग्यपटलं दहन्ति, नियतिः देवैरपि नातिलङ्घ्या॥
Kālasya rathacakraṁ anavarataṁ dhāvati, karmagranthiḥ durnivāryā।
Śāpāgnayaḥ bhāgyapaṭalaṁ dahanti, niyatiḥ devairapi nātilaṅghyā॥
### Meaning
The chariot wheel of Time moves endlessly; the knots of Karma cannot be escaped.
The fires of curses burn the scroll of destiny; fate cannot be crossed even by the Gods.
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धर्मस्य छायायां रक्तवृष्टिः, अधर्मेण जगदावृतम्।
महाकालः साक्षी भवति, मानवजीवनं केवलं क्षणभङ्गुरम्॥
Dharmasya chāyāyāṁ raktavṛṣṭiḥ, adharmeṇa jagadāvṛtam।
Mahākālaḥ sākṣī bhavati, mānavajīvanaṁ kevalaṁ kṣaṇabhaṅguram॥
### Meaning
Under the shadow of Dharma falls a rain of blood, while the world is covered by Adharma.
Mahakala stands as witness; human life is only momentary and fragile.
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# 2. गांधारीशापः
पुत्रशोकविह्वला गान्धारी, नेत्रपटेऽपि वह्निं धारयति।
“यादववंशोऽपि नश्यतु” इति, कम्पते द्वारकापुरी समन्ततः॥
Putraśokavihvalā Gāndhārī, netrapaṭe'pi vahniṁ dhārayati।
“Yādavavaṁśo'pi naśyatu” iti, kampate Dvārakāpurī samantataḥ॥
### Meaning
Overwhelmed by the grief of her sons, Gandhari carries fire even beneath her blindfold.
“May the Yadava dynasty perish as well!” — and the city of Dwarka trembles everywhere.
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वासुदेवः स्मितमन्दमुद्रया, शापमालां शिरसि बिभर्ति।
ज्ञात्वा कालस्य गूढनृत्यं, स्वविनाशमपि स आदत्ते॥
Vāsudevaḥ smitamandamudrayā, śāpamālāṁ śirasi bibharti।
Jñātvā kālasya gūḍhanṛtyaṁ, svavināśamapi sa ādatte॥
### Meaning
Vasudeva (Krishna), with a gentle smile, wears the garland of curses upon his head.
Knowing the secret dance of Time, he even accepts his own destruction.
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# 3. कर्णस्य दारुणभाग्यम्
सूतोऽहमिति लज्जया छन्नः, परशुरामस्य समीपमागतः।
मिथ्याश्रद्धावचनेन तुष्टः, गुरुरपि भाग्यजालं न जानाति॥
Sūto'hamiti lajjayā channaḥ, Paraśurāmasya samīpamāgataḥ।
Mithyāśraddhāvacanena tuṣṭaḥ, gururapi bhāgyajālaṁ na jānāti॥
### Meaning
Ashamed of being called a charioteer’s son, Karna approached Parashurama in disguise.
Pleased by false words of devotion, even the Guru could not perceive the web of fate.
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यदा रणभूमौ सूर्यपुत्रः, ब्रह्मास्त्रं स्मर्तुमिच्छति।
तदा गुरुशापः तमसैव, स्मृतिदीपं निर्वपत्यहो॥
Yadā raṇabhūmau Sūryaputraḥ, brahmāstraṁ smartumicchati।
Tadā guruśāpaḥ tamasaiva, smṛtidīpaṁ nirvapatyaho॥
### Meaning
When the son of the Sun seeks to remember the Brahmastra on the battlefield,
The Guru’s curse extinguishes the lamp of memory into darkness.
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भूमाता क्रोधसमन्विता, रथचक्रं ग्रसते शनैः।
दानवीरस्य महागर्जनं, मौनेनैव पतति धरण्याम्॥
Bhūmātā krodhasamanvitā, rathacakraṁ grasate śanaiḥ।
Dānavīrasya mahāgarjanaṁ, maunenaiva patati dharaṇyām॥
### Meaning
Mother Earth, filled with anger, slowly swallows the wheel of the chariot.
The mighty roar of the great donor-warrior falls silently upon the earth.
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# 4. ऋषीणां क्रोधः
दुर्वाससः श्वास एव ज्वाला, वचनं वज्रसमं भयङ्करम्।
यत्र कोपो मुनिहृदि जागर्ति, तत्र देवाः अपि कम्पन्ते॥
Durvāsasaḥ śvāsa eva jvālā, vacanaṁ vajrasamaṁ bhayaṅkaram।
Yatra kopo munihṛdi jāgarti, tatra devāḥ api kampante॥
### Meaning
The breath of Durvasa itself is fire; his words are terrifying like thunderbolts.
Where anger awakens in the heart of a sage, even the Gods tremble.
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भृगुमुनेः शापवेगेन, विष्णोः हृदये विरहव्यथा।
रामावतारे सीतावियोगः, कृष्णरूपे राधाविरहः॥
Bhṛgumuneḥ śāpavegena, Viṣṇoḥ hṛdaye virahavyathā।
Rāmāvatāre Sītāviyogaḥ, Kṛṣṇarūpe Rādhāvirahaḥ॥
### Meaning
By the force of Sage Bhrigu’s curse, Vishnu bears the pain of separation in his heart.
As Rama, he suffers separation from Sita; as Krishna, separation from Radha.
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देवोऽपि मानवदुःखं भुङ्क्ते, नियतेः सूत्रैर्बद्धः सदा।
स्वर्गोऽपि न रक्षति कञ्चित्, कालस्य क्रूरनिर्णयात्॥
Devo'pi mānavaduḥkhaṁ bhuṅkte, niyateḥ sūtrairbaddhaḥ sadā।
Svargo'pi na rakṣati kañcit, kālasya krūranirṇayāt॥
### Meaning
Even the Gods experience human sorrow, forever bound by the threads of destiny.
Not even heaven can protect anyone from the cruel judgment of Time.
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# 5. पाण्डोः शापः
मृगरूपधारी मुनिर्वने, बाणेन पाण्डुना निपातितः।
मृत्युपूर्वं शापवज्रं दत्त्वा, भाग्यरेखा तस्य विदीर्णा॥
Mṛgarūpadhārī munirvane, bāṇena Pāṇḍunā nipātitaḥ।
Mṛtyupūrvaṁ śāpavajraṁ dattvā, bhāgyarekhā tasya vidīrṇā॥
### Meaning
A sage disguised as a deer in the forest was struck down by Pandu’s arrow.
Before dying, he cast a thunderbolt-like curse that shattered Pandu’s destiny.
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कामस्पर्शे मृत्युर्निश्चितः, राजहृदयं भयेन विदारितम्।
वननिशासु प्रतिध्वनति, पाण्डोः मौनविलापध्वनिः॥
Kāmasparśe mṛtyurniścitaḥ, rājahṛdayaṁ bhayena vidāritam।
Vananiśāsu pratidhvanati, Pāṇḍoḥ maunavilāpadhvaniḥ॥
### Meaning
Death becomes certain at the touch of desire; the king’s heart is torn by fear.
Through the forest nights echoes the silent cry of Pandu.
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कुन्तीमन्त्रैः जाताः वीराः, देवांशसम्भूतपाण्डवाः।
तथापि रक्तबीजवत्, युद्धस्याङ्कुरः प्रस्फुटितः॥
Kuntīmantraiḥ jātāḥ vīrāḥ, devāṁśasambhūtapāṇḍavāḥ।
Tathāpi raktabījavat, yuddhasyāṅkuraḥ prasphuṭitaḥ॥
### Meaning
Through Kunti’s sacred mantras were born the heroic Pandavas of divine origin.
Yet, like blood-seeds, the sprouts of war had already begun to grow.
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# 6. महाकालस्य निर्णयः
शापो न केवलं शब्दः, स कालस्य गूढादेशः।
यत्र धर्मोऽपि रुधिरसिक्तः, तत्र जयः कस्य भवेत्॥
Śāpo na kevalaṁ śabdaḥ, sa kālasya gūḍhādeśaḥ।
Yatra dharmo'pi rudhirasiktaḥ, tatra jayaḥ kasya bhavet॥
### Meaning
A curse is not merely a word; it is the hidden command of Time itself.
Where even Dharma is soaked in blood, who can truly claim victory?
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कुरुक्षेत्रे पतितानि शस्त्राणि, किन्तु कथाः अद्यापि जीविताः।
महाभारतस्य प्रतिध्वनिः, युगे युगे मानवहृदि ध्वनति॥
Kurukṣetre patitāni śastrāṇi, kintu kathāḥ adyāpi jīvitāḥ।
Mahābhāratasya pratidhvaniḥ, yuge yuge mānavahṛdi dhvanati॥
### Meaning
The weapons of Kurukshetra have fallen, yet the stories still live on.
The echo of the Mahabharata resounds in the human heart through every age.
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