Shloka 2
कृप-अर्जुन रथयुद्धम्
Kṛpa–Arjuna Chariot Engagement
ऋतवश्वापि युज्यन्ते तथा संवत्सरा अपि | एवं कालविभागेन कालचक्रं प्रवर्तते,भीष्मजीने कहा--कला, काष्ठा, मुहूर्त, दिन, मास, पक्ष, नक्षत्र, ग्रह, ऋतु और संवत्सर--ये सब एक-दूसरेसे जुड़ते हैं। इस तरह कालके इन छोटे-छोटे विभागोंद्वारा यह सम्पूर्ण कालचक्र चल रहा है
ṛtavaśvāpi yujyante tathā saṃvatsarā api | evaṃ kālavibhāgena kālacakraṃ pravartate ||
Bhīṣma disse: “As estações também se encadeiam na devida ordem, e assim também os anos. Desse modo, pela divisão ordenada do tempo em suas partes, a grande roda do Tempo continua a girar.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Time is not random; it moves as an ordered cycle. By understanding how smaller units (divisions) connect into larger ones (seasons and years), one sees the steady, law-governed turning of the kālacakra—supporting a dharmic view of cosmic regularity and human humility before time.
Bhīṣma is speaking in an instructive mode, describing how seasons and years are sequentially connected, and using this as a reflection on the continuous operation of the cycle of time.