Shloka 10
Strī-satkāra (On honoring women) — Mahābhārata 13.46
अहोरात्रं विजानाति ऋतवश्चापि नित्यश: । पुरुषे पापकं कर्म शुभं वा शुभकर्मिण:,पापीमें जो पापकर्म है और शुभकर्मी मनुष्यमें जो शुभकर्म है, उन सबको दिन, रात और ऋतुएँ सदा जानती रहती हैं
ahorātraṃ vijānāti ṛtavaś cāpi nityaśaḥ | puruṣe pāpakaṃ karma śubhaṃ vā śubhakarmiṇaḥ ||
Araw at gabi, at maging ang mga panahon, ay laging saksi: nalalaman nila ang masamang gawa sa taong masama, at gayundin ang mabuting gawa sa taong gumagawa ng kabutihan. Ang mismong mga siklo ng daigdig ay tahimik na patotoo na walang gawa—masama man o mabuti—ang lumilipas nang hindi napapansin sa kaayusang moral.
विपुल उवाच
Educational Q&A
Time itself—day, night, and the seasons—stands as an ever-present witness to human conduct; both wrongdoing and virtuous action are known and thus carry moral consequence.
Vipula is speaking in a didactic context, emphasizing ethical vigilance by stating that the cycles of time continually observe and ‘know’ the good and bad deeds performed by people.