Shloka 106
ब्राह्मणस्य पूर्वतरा वृत्तिः — The Earlier Ideal Conduct of a Brahmana
River-of-Saṃsāra Metaphor
काल पश्यति सुव्यक्ते पाणावामलकं यथा । कालचारित्रतत्त्वज्ञ: सर्वशास्त्रविशारद:
kālaṁ paśyati suvyakte pāṇāv āmalakaṁ yathā | kālacāritra-tattvajñaḥ sarvaśāstra-viśāradaḥ ||
Wika ni Bhīṣma: “Nakikita mo ang Panahon nang ganap na malinaw, gaya ng pagtanaw sa bungang āmalaka na nakahimlay sa palad. Ikaw ay nakakabatid sa tunay na kalikasan ng Panahon at sa mga galaw nito, at lubos na bihasa sa lahat ng śāstra.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
True wisdom is portrayed as direct, unmistakable insight into kāla (Time)—its nature and its workings—supported by mastery of śāstra; such clarity is as obvious as seeing an āmalaka fruit in one’s palm.
In the Śānti Parva dialogue, Bhīṣma praises the listener’s spiritual-intellectual stature, saying that the person understands Time’s operations clearly and is learned in the authoritative teachings.