Shloka 44
पापात्म-धर्मात्म-लक्षणम् तथा निर्वेदेन मोक्षमार्गः | Marks of the Sinful and the Righteous; Dispassion (Nirveda) as a Path to Liberation
एवं विमृशतस्तस्य चिरकारितया बहु । दीर्घ:कालो व्यतिक्रान्तस्ततो<5स्याभ्यागमत् पिता
evaṁ vimṛśatas tasya cirakāritayā bahu | dīrghaḥ kālo vyatikrāntas tato 'syābhyāgamat pitā ||
विलम्ब करने के स्वभाव के कारण वह चिरकारी इसी प्रकार सोचता-विचारता रहा। इसी सोच-विचार में बहुत-सा समय बीत गया। इतने में ही उसके पिता लौट आए।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how excessive delay—even when framed as careful deliberation—can allow circumstances to change and force a moral decision into a new context; discernment must be balanced with timely action.
Cirakari continues thinking for a long time due to his delaying nature, and during this interval his father returns, shifting the situation and setting up the next ethical development in the episode.