Shloka 6
वालिनः और्ध्वदैहिकम्
Vali’s Funeral Rites and the Consolation of the Bereaved
न कालः कालमत्येति न कालः परिहीयते।स्वभावं च समासाद्य न कश्चिदतिवर्तते4.25.6।।
na kālaḥ kālam atyeti na kālaḥ parihīyate |
svabhāvaṁ ca samāsādya na kaścid ativartate || 4.25.6 ||
زمانہ زمانے سے آگے نہیں بڑھتا، نہ زمانہ گھٹتا ہے؛ اور اپنی فطرت کو پا کر کوئی بھی اس سے تجاوز نہیں کر سکتا۔
'God (though independent) does not deviate from Time. Time cannot be escaped ortrangressed. It cannot be condoned or avoided. No one can transgress their own nature.
FAQs
Truthful acceptance of limits: recognizing the sovereignty of time and the force of nature restrains ego, blame, and rash judgment, guiding one back to righteous action.
A philosophical counsel is offered in the wake of death and upheaval, interpreting events through the lens of Time and inherent nature.
Wisdom and equanimity—seeing the inevitability of kāla and the constraints of svabhāva.