Shloka 14
Śaraṇāgata-Atithi-Dharma in the Kapota Narrative (कपोत-आख्यानम्—शरणागतधर्मः)
प्रजानामतिवृद्धानां युगान्ते समुपस्थिते । त्रेताविमोक्षसमये द्वापरप्रतिपादने
prajānām ativṛddhānāṁ yugānte samupasthite | tretā-vimokṣa-samaye dvāpara-pratipādane ||
ភីṣ្មៈបានមានព្រះវាចា៖ នៅពេលចុងបញ្ចប់នៃយុគមួយបានមកដល់ ហើយប្រជាជនកើនឡើងយ៉ាងលើសលប់—នៅវេលាដែលយុគ ត្រេតា កំពុងលាលែង ហើយយុគ ទ្វាបរ កំពុងត្រូវបានបើកចំហ—ស្ថានការណ៍បានកើតឡើងដូចជាពិភពលោកកំពុងរលាយបាត់។
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames ethical and social crises as arising with the turning of ages: when populations swell and an era declines, disorder and suffering intensify, prompting the need for renewed governance and dharma suited to the new yuga.
Bhishma sets the scene for a discourse by locating it at a yuga-junction: the Tretā age is ending and the Dvāpara age is beginning, with people greatly increased—an ominous backdrop suggesting near-pralaya conditions.