Shloka 12
राजधर्मः—राष्ट्ररक्षणं, दण्डनीतिः, हयग्रीवोपाख्यानम्
Royal Duty: Protection, Penal Policy, and the Hayagrīva Exemplum
नाकालतो भानुरुपैति योगं नाकालतो3स्तंगिरिमभ्युपैति | नाकालतो वर्धते हीयते च चन्द्र: समुद्रो5पि महोर्मिमाली,असमयमें सूर्य उदयाचलसे संयुक्त नहीं होते हैं, समय आये बिना वे अस्ताचलपर भी नहीं जाते हैं, असमयमें न तो चन्द्रमा घटते-बढ़ते हैं और न समुद्रमें ही ऊँची-ऊँची तरंगें उठती हैं
na kālato bhānur upaiti yogaṃ na kālato ’staṅgirim abhyupaiti | na kālato vardhate hīyate ca candraḥ samudro ’pi mahormimālī ||
Vyāsa said: The sun does not join the horizon before its time, nor does it approach the mountain of setting before its time. Likewise, the moon does not wax or wane out of season, and even the ocean, crowned with mighty waves, does not surge at an improper time. Thus, the world’s great powers move under the governance of Time; therefore one should act with patience and propriety, not forcing outcomes against the ordained moment.
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
That even the greatest forces in nature operate only in accordance with Kāla (Time); therefore a person should practice restraint, patience, and timely action rather than trying to compel results prematurely.
Vyāsa illustrates his counsel with cosmic examples—the sun’s rising/setting, the moon’s waxing/waning, and the ocean’s surging—to show that order and timing govern all processes, implying that human decisions too should align with proper time and dharma.