Shloka 33
Aśmagīta: Janaka’s Inquiry on Loss, Kāla, and the Limits of Control (अश्मगीता)
वायुमाकाशमनग्निं च चन्द्रादित्यावह:क्षपे । ज्योतींषि सरित: शैलान् क: करोति बिभर्ति च,वायु, आकाश, अग्नि, चन्द्रमा, सूर्य, दिन, रात, नक्षत्र, नदी और पर्वतोंको कालके सिवा कौन बनाता और धारण करता है?
vāyum ākāśam agniṁ ca candrādityāv ahaḥkṣape | jyotīṁṣi saritaḥ śailān kaḥ karoti bibharti ca ||
Vua Janaka nói: “Ngoài Thời gian ra, ai tạo dựng và nâng giữ gió, bầu trời, lửa, mặt trăng và mặt trời, sự luân phiên ngày đêm, các vì sao, sông ngòi và núi non?”
जनक उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse points to Kāla (Time) as the overarching cosmic power that brings forth and sustains natural forces and structures, encouraging detachment from personal doership and recognition of a larger order governing creation and maintenance.
King Janaka poses a rhetorical question, listing major elements of the cosmos and asking who creates and supports them—implying that beyond individual agency, Time (Kāla) governs the world’s arising and continuance.