Shloka 46
Adhyātma–Adhibhūta–Adhidaivata Correspondences and the Triguṇa Lakṣaṇas (Śānti-parva 301)
वेदवादांस्तथा चित्रानृतूनां पर्ययांस्तथा । क्षयं संवत्सराणां च मासानां च क्षयं तथा,वेदोंके भाँति-भाँतिके विचित्र वचन, ऋतुओंके परिवर्तन तथा दिन, पक्ष, मास और संवत्सर आदि काल जो प्रतिक्षण बीत रहा है, उसकी ओर भी ध्यान दे। चन्द्रमाकी हासवृद्धि तो प्रत्यक्ष दिखायी देती है। समुद्रोंका ज्वारभाटा भी प्रत्यक्ष ही है। धनवानोंके धनका नाश और नाशके बाद पुनः वृद्धिका क्रम भी दृष्टिगोचर होता ही रहता है। इन सबको देखकर अपने कर्तव्यका निश्चय करे
vedavādāṁs tathā citrān ṛtūnāṁ paryayāṁs tathā | kṣayaṁ saṁvatsarāṇāṁ ca māsānāṁ ca kṣayaṁ tathā ||
Bhīṣma said: “Reflect also on the manifold and wondrous utterances of the Vedas, on the turning of the seasons, and on the ceaseless passing away of time—years and months alike. Seeing how all things change and decline, one should determine one’s duty with clarity and steadiness.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhīṣma urges disciplined reflection on the cycles and decline inherent in time (months, years, seasons) and on Vedic instruction, so that one develops discernment and fixes one’s dharma without being deluded by transient conditions.
In Śānti Parva, Bhīṣma continues his counsel to Yudhiṣṭhira, pointing to observable patterns of change and passing—seasonal cycles and the waning of time—as contemplative supports for ethical resolve and steadiness in duty.