Shloka 7
Daśagrīva-boonāvaraṇa, Viṣṇv-avatāra-niyoga, Vānara-sahāya-janana, Mantharā-nirmāṇa
अवशिष्टमल्पकाल मन्वाना: पुरुषर्षभा:
avaśiṣṭam alpākālaṃ manvānāḥ puruṣarṣabhāḥ
Sinabi ni Vaiśampāyana: Sa pag-aakalang kaunting panahon na lamang ang nalalabi, yaong mga lalaking tulad ng toro—pinakamahuhusay sa mga tao—ay nagtakda ng kanilang pasiya nang ayon sa pangangailangan, batid ang kagyat na bigat ng sandaling iyon.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights ethical urgency: when time is short, the wise and capable act with clarity and resolve, aligning their choices with what must be done rather than delaying through indecision.
The narrator, Vaiśampāyana, describes a group of eminent men who, believing that only a brief time remained, adjust their plans and actions to the pressing circumstances.