Shloka 13
Śreyas-nirdeśa (Discerning the Superior Good): Nārada–Gālava Saṃvāda
श्वः कार्यमद्य कुर्वीत पूर्वाह्न चापराह्निकम् | न हि प्रतीक्षते मृत्यु: कृतं वास्य न वा कृतम्
śvaḥ kāryam adya kurvīta pūrvāhṇaṃ cāparāhṇikam | na hi pratīkṣate mṛtyuḥ kṛtaṃ vāsyā na vā kṛtam ||
Wika ni Bhīṣma: “Ang gawaing balak gawin bukas, gawin na ngayon. Ang balak gawin sa hapon, gawin na sa umaga; sapagkat ang Kamatayan ay hindi naghihintay kung natapos na ang gawain o hindi pa.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Do not postpone duties: complete what must be done as early as possible, because death can arrive at any moment and does not wait for one’s plans or unfinished work.
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction on righteous conduct, Bhīṣma advises Yudhiṣṭhira with practical counsel: urgency in fulfilling one’s responsibilities, grounded in the uncertainty of life and the inevitability of death.