Shloka 29
Adhyāya 199: Karma–Jñāna Causality and the Nirguṇa Brahman
Manu’s Instruction
भीष्म उवाच अथ वैवस्वत: कालो मृत्युश्च त्रितयं विभो । ब्राह्मणं तं महाभागमुपगम्येदमब्नुवन्,भीष्मजी कहते हैं--राजन्! तदनन्तर वैवस्वत यम, काल और मृत्यु--तीनों उस महाभाग ब्राह्मणके पास जाकर इस प्रकार बोले--
bhīṣma uvāca atha vaivasvataḥ kālo mṛtyuś ca tritayaṃ vibho | brāhmaṇaṃ taṃ mahābhāgam upagamya idam abruvan |
भीष्म म्हणाला—राजन्, त्यानंतर वैवस्वत यम, काल आणि मृत्यु—हे तिघे त्या महाभाग ब्राह्मणाजवळ गेले आणि असे बोलले.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames mortality as governed by an impersonal cosmic order: Time and Death, together with Yama, move as authoritative forces. In the ethical context of Śānti Parva, this prepares the listener to reflect on dharma, impermanence, and the need for right conduct before the inevitability of death.
Bhishma narrates that Yama (Vaivasvata), accompanied by the personified forces of Time and Death, approaches an illustrious Brahmin. The verse functions as a transition, introducing a forthcoming dialogue or pronouncement directed to the Brahmin.