Shloka 94
आपद्धर्मनिर्णयः — विश्वामित्र-श्वपचसंवादः
Apaddharma Determination: Dialogue of Viśvāmitra and the Śvapaca
तूष्णीं भव न ते सौम्य त्वरा कार्या न सम्भ्रम: | वयमेवात्र कालज्ञा न काल: परिहास्यते
tūṣṇīṃ bhava na te saumya tvarā kāryā na sambhramaḥ | vayam evātra kālajñā na kālaḥ parihāsyate ||
بھیشم نے کہا—“اے نرم خو! خاموش رہو؛ نہ جلدی کی ضرورت ہے نہ گھبراہٹ کی۔ یہاں ہم خود وقت کو خوب پہچانتے ہیں؛ زمانہ ہنسی کھیل کی چیز نہیں۔”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Maintain composure and restraint; do not rush or panic. Wise action depends on understanding the right moment (kāla), and Time/destiny should never be treated frivolously.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction-setting, Bhishma addresses a listener with calming counsel, urging silence and steadiness, emphasizing that those present know the proper timing and that one must not make light of Time’s power.