Shloka 1006
ब्राह्मणस्य पूर्वतरा वृत्तिः — The Earlier Ideal Conduct of a Brahmana
River-of-Saṃsāra Metaphor
जीवितं जीवलोकस्य कालेनागम्य नीयते । “धन और भोग नष्ट हो जाते हैं। स्थान और ऐश्वर्य छिन जाता है तथा इस जीव-जगतके जीवनको भी काल आकर हर ले जाता है
jīvitaṃ jīvalokasya kālenāgamya nīyate |
ビーシュマは言った。「この生ある世のすべての者の命は、『時』（カーラ）が来れば運び去られる。財も享楽も滅び、地位も王権も奪われ、ついには命そのものさえ時に取られる。ゆえに、移ろう権勢や所有に執着せず、ダルマと、変転を超えて存するものへと身を向けよ。」
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
All worldly attainments—wealth, pleasure, status, and even life—are impermanent and are ultimately taken by Kāla (Time). The ethical implication is to cultivate detachment and prioritize dharma and inner steadiness over transient power and possessions.
In Śānti Parva, Bhīṣma instructs Yudhiṣṭhira on righteous living after the war. Here he emphasizes the inevitability of Time’s power, using it to counsel sobriety, humility, and a dharma-centered life.