Shloka 826
ब्राह्मणस्य पूर्वतरा वृत्तिः — The Earlier Ideal Conduct of a Brahmana
River-of-Saṃsāra Metaphor
बद्ध्वा तिष्ठति मां रौद्र: पशुं रशनया यथा । जैसे मनुष्य रस्सीसे किसी पशुको बाँध लेता है, उसी प्रकार यह भयंकर कालपुरुष मुझे अपने पाशमें बाँधे खड़ा है
baddhvā tiṣṭhati māṁ raudraḥ paśuṁ raśanayā yathā |
ビーシュマは言った。「人が縄で獣を縛り、立たせたまま動けぬようにするように、この恐るべき『時（カーラ）の人格』が我をその縄に縛り、ここに留め置いている。」
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Time (Kāla) is irresistible and binds all beings; recognizing this fosters humility, detachment, and urgency to uphold dharma while one still has the opportunity.
Bhishma, speaking from his constrained condition, describes himself as held fast by the dreadful power of Time—like an animal tied with a rope—emphasizing that even great heroes are subject to mortality and cosmic law.