Shloka 85
धर्मस्य बहुद्वारत्वम् — Nārada’s Audience with Indra (Śānti-parva 340)
संध्यांशे समनुप्राप्ते त्रेताया द्वापरस्य च । अहं दाशरथी रामो भविष्यामि जगत्पति:,तदनन्तर जब त्रेता और द्वापरकी सन्ध्या उपस्थित होगी, उस समय मैं जगत्पति दशरथनन्दन रामके रूपमें अवतार लूँगा
sandhyāṁśe samanupprāpte tretāyā dvāparasya ca | ahaṁ dāśarathī rāmo bhaviṣyāmi jagatpatiḥ ||
Ketika tiba masa senja peralihan antara Tretā dan Dvāpara, aku akan menjadi Rāma putra Daśaratha—Tuan semesta—dan berinkarnasi pada saat itu.
(भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames righteous restoration as cyclical: at critical transitions between world-ages (yuga-sandhi), a divinely empowered ruler appears to re-establish cosmic and social order (dharma).
Bhishma speaks of a future yuga-junction between Tretā and Dvāpara and declares that he will manifest as Rāma, Daśaratha’s son, described as jagatpati—indicating an incarnation associated with ideal kingship and dharma.