Strī-satkāra (On honoring women) — Mahābhārata 13.46
कुर्वाणं हि नरं कर्म पापं रहसि सर्वदा | पश्यन्ति ऋतवश्वापि तथा दिननिशे<प्युत,एकान्तमें पापकर्म करते हुए पुरुषको ऋतुएँ तथा रात-दिन सदा देखते रहते हैं
kurvāṇaṃ hi naraṃ karma pāpaṃ rahasi sarvadā | paśyanti ṛtavaś cāpi tathā dinaniśe 'py uta ||
ବିପୁଳ କହିଲେ—ମନୁଷ୍ୟ ଏକାନ୍ତରେ ପାପକର୍ମ କରିଲେ ମଧ୍ୟ ସେ କେବେ ଅଦୃଶ୍ୟ ନୁହେଁ; ଋତୁମାନେ ଓ ଦିନ-ରାତି ମଧ୍ୟ ସଦା ସାକ୍ଷୀ ହୋଇ ଦେଖୁଥାନ୍ତି। କାଳ-ଜଗତର ନିୟମ ସମ୍ମୁଖରେ ଲୁଚିଥିବା ଅଧର୍ମ ମଧ୍ୟ ଉଦ୍ଘାଟିତ।
विपुल उवाच
No sinful act remains truly hidden; time itself—symbolized by the seasons and by day and night—stands as a constant witness, urging inner restraint and ethical integrity even in solitude.
Vipula is instructing about moral vigilance, stating that a person who commits wrongdoing in secrecy is still observed by the ever-present cycles of nature and time, reinforcing the inevitability of accountability.