Devi Bhagavatam — Skandha 9 - Devotion & Grace of the Goddess, Shloka 53
Preparation for War with Shankhachuda
शंखचूड उवाच कालेन योजितं सर्वं कर्मभोगनिबन्धनम् । शुभं हर्षः सुखं दुःखं भयं शोकश्च मङ्गलम्
śaṃkhacūḍa uvāca kālena yojitaṃ sarvaṃ karmabhoganibandhanam | śubhaṃ harṣaḥ sukhaṃ duḥkhaṃ bhayaṃ śokaśca maṅgalam
Shankhachuda dit : « Tout est ordonné par le Temps (Kala) et lié par l'expérience du Karma de chacun. L'auspice, la joie, le bonheur, la tristesse, la peur, le chagrin et la prospérité — tout est orchestré par le Temps. »
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Narrator: Vyasa
Listener: Janamejaya
Dialogue Context: Shankhachuda's philosophical discourse to Tulasi
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Text: Introduces a profound Vedantic/Puranic truth from the mouth of an Asura: that the supreme force of Kala (Time/Destiny) governs all dualities of life, making attachment futile.
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He explains that everything in life—happiness, sorrow, fear, and prosperity—is ordained by Time (Kala) and is a result of one's past actions (Karma).
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