Shloka 14
Śreyas-nirdeśa (Discerning the Superior Good): Nārada–Gālava Saṃvāda
अद्यैव कुरु यच्छेयो मा त्वां कालो5त्यगान्महान् । को हि जानाति कस्याद्य मृत्युकालो भविष्यति,जो कल्याणकारी कार्य है, उसे आप आज ही कर डालिये। यह महान् काल आपको लाँधच न जाय; क्योंकि कौन जानता है कि आज किसकी मृत्युकी घड़ी आ पहुँचेगी
adyaiva kuru yac chreyo mā tvāṁ kālo 'tyagān mahān | ko hi jānāti kasyādya mṛtyu-kālo bhaviṣyati ||
Bhīṣma disse: “Faz hoje mesmo aquilo que é verdadeiramente para o teu bem supremo. Não deixes que o poderoso Tempo te ultrapasse; pois quem pode saber de quem será, hoje, a hora da morte?”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Do not postpone what is truly beneficial and dharmic. Since life is uncertain and Time is overpowering, one should act promptly in pursuing śreyas (the highest good) rather than delaying for a future that may not arrive.
In the Śānti Parva, Bhishma instructs Yudhishthira on dharma and wise conduct after the war. Here he urges immediate performance of wholesome, welfare-bringing actions, warning that death can come unexpectedly.