Shloka 30
Dharma-vyādha on Parental Worship
Pitṛ-mātṛ-śuśrūṣā as Paramadaivata
उपप्लवो महानस्मानुपावर्तत केशव । उक्त प्रतिकुरुष्व त्वं कालो हि दुरतिक्रम:
upaplavo mahān asmān upāvartata keśava | uktaṃ pratikuruṣva tvaṃ kālo hi duratikramaḥ ||
মাৰ্কণ্ডেয় ক’লে—হে কেশৱ, এক মহাবিপদ আমাৰ ওপৰত উভতি আহি পৰিছে। যি কথা কোৱা আৰু স্থিৰ কৰা হৈছে, সেয়া তৎক্ষণাৎ সম্পন্ন কৰা; কিয়নো কাল অতিক্ৰম কৰা দুষ্কৰ।
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse stresses urgency and responsible action: when a crisis approaches, one should implement wise counsel without delay, because Kāla (Time) is inexorable and cannot be easily resisted.
Mārkaṇḍeya addresses Keśava (Kṛṣṇa), warning that a major upheaval is closing in again and urging him to carry out the previously stated course of action, since events are being driven forward by Time.