Shloka 95
ब्राह्मणस्य पूर्वतरा वृत्तिः — The Earlier Ideal Conduct of a Brahmana
River-of-Saṃsāra Metaphor
अप्रमत्तः प्रमत्तेषु कालो जागर्ति देहिषु
apramattaḥ pramatteṣu kālo jāgarti dehiṣu
ಭೀಷ್ಮನು ಹೇಳಿದರು—ಜೀವಿಗಳು ಅಲಕ್ಷ್ಯರಾಗುವಾಗಲೂ, ದೇಹಿಗಳ ನಡುವೆ ಕಾಲವು ಅಪ్రమತ್ತನಾಗಿ ಜಾಗರಿಸುತ್ತಿರುತ್ತದೆ.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Time is inexorable and constantly active; human negligence does not pause consequences. Therefore one should live with alertness, restraint, and timely performance of dharma, remembering that embodied life is subject to change and death.
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction on dharma and right conduct, Bhīṣma continues advising Yudhiṣṭhira. Here he underscores the urgency of ethical vigilance by reminding that Kāla (Time) never sleeps among mortals, even when they become careless.