Strī-satkāra (On honoring women) — Mahābhārata 13.46
कुर्वाणं हि नरं कर्म पापं रहसि सर्वदा | पश्यन्ति ऋतवश्वापि तथा दिननिशे<प्युत,एकान्तमें पापकर्म करते हुए पुरुषको ऋतुएँ तथा रात-दिन सदा देखते रहते हैं
kurvāṇaṃ hi naraṃ karma pāpaṃ rahasi sarvadā | paśyanti ṛtavaś cāpi tathā dinaniśe 'py uta ||
Dijo Vipula: Aunque un hombre cometa actos pecaminosos en secreto, nunca está verdaderamente sin testigos: las estaciones, y asimismo el día y la noche, observan sin cesar. La enseñanza es que la responsabilidad moral es ineludible: el mal oculto sigue quedando expuesto ante el orden del tiempo y del mundo.
विपुल उवाच
No sinful act remains truly hidden; time itself—symbolized by the seasons and by day and night—stands as a constant witness, urging inner restraint and ethical integrity even in solitude.
Vipula is instructing about moral vigilance, stating that a person who commits wrongdoing in secrecy is still observed by the ever-present cycles of nature and time, reinforcing the inevitability of accountability.