Adhyaya 49 — Cosmic Dissolution
क्वचित् क्वचित् पुनः साभूत् क्षितिर्भाग्येन सर्वशः ।
कालेन गच्छता नाशमुपयान्ति यथा प्रजाः ॥
kvacit kvacit punaḥ sābhūt kṣitirbhāgyena sarvaśaḥ /
kālena gacchatā nāśamupayānti yathā prajāḥ
Paminsan-minsan, muli, ang daigdig ay naging ganap na masagana dahil sa mabuting kapalaran; ngunit habang umuusad ang panahon, sila’y napapasa sa pagkapuksa—gaya rin ng mga nilalang na may buhay.
Prosperity is intermittent and not fully controllable (bhāgya), while decline is inevitable under Kāla. The ethical implication is non-attachment and dharmic use of prosperity when it appears.
Pratisarga/Manvantara: cyclical world-conditions and the role of Kāla in dissolution at the level of societies and epochs.
Kāla is presented as the great equalizer: even ‘earthly’ stability is subject to dissolution, mirroring the yogic contemplation of anitya (impermanence).