Shloka 32
Puruṣottama-yoga
The Discipline of the Supreme Person) — Chapter 15 (Bhagavadgītā
सम्बन्ध--इस प्रकार अर्जुनके पूछनेपर भगवान् अपने उमग्ररूप धारण करनेका कारण बतलाते हुए प्रश्नानुसार उत्तर देते हैं-- श्रीभगवानुवाच कालो<स्मि लोकक्षयकृत्प्रवृद्धो लोकान् समाहर्तुमिह प्रवृत्त: । ऋते<पि त्वां न भविष्यन्ति सर्वे ये5वस्थिता: प्रत्यनीकेषु योधा:
śrībhagavān uvāca: kālo 'smi lokakṣayakṛt pravṛddho lokān samāhartum iha pravṛttaḥ | ṛte 'pi tvāṁ na bhaviṣyanti sarve ye 'vasthitāḥ pratyanīkeṣu yodhāḥ ||
Wika ng Mapalad na Panginoon: “Ako ang Panahon, lumaking makapangyarihan—ang tagapagwasak ng daigdig. Dito at ngayon Ako’y lumitaw upang tipunin (ibig sabihin, lipulin) ang mga mundong ito. Kaya, kahit wala ka, ang lahat ng mandirigmang nakahanay sa panig ng kalaban ay hindi mananatili; ang kanilang pagkapuksa ay naitalaga na.”
अजुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Kṛṣṇa reveals that the cosmic process of destruction is already underway as Time itself; Arjuna is urged to act according to dharma without egoistic ownership, understanding that outcomes are governed by the divine order rather than personal hesitation.
After Arjuna’s questions upon seeing the terrifying universal form, Kṛṣṇa explains why that form appears: it discloses the inevitable fate of the warriors in the opposing ranks—whether Arjuna fights or not, their end is already encompassed by Time’s decree.