Shloka 18
मौसलोत्पत्तिः — The Birth of the Musala and the Sages’ Pronouncement
एवं पश्यन् हृषीकेश: सम्प्राप्तं कालपर्ययम् । त्रयोदश्याममावास्यां तान् दृष्ट्वा प्राब्रवीदिदम्,इस तरह कालका उलट-फेर प्राप्त हुआ देख और त्रयोदशी तिथिको अमावास्याका संयोग जान भगवान् श्रीकृष्णने सब लोगोंसे कहा--
evaṁ paśyan hṛṣīkeśaḥ samprāptaṁ kālaparyayam | trayodaśyām amāvāsyāṁ tān dṛṣṭvā prābravīd idam ||
见到时序所定的轨道已然逆转，赫利希凯沙（克里希那）便识得：月相第十三日竟与无月之夜相合，乃不祥之会。祂环视众人之后，遂向聚集者开口——昭示眼前之事并非偶然，而是命运成熟的果报，须以清醒的克制与戒备来承受。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames catastrophic events as the maturation of kāla (destiny/time). Ethically, it urges sobriety: when signs indicate an unavoidable turning of events, one should act with restraint and clarity rather than arrogance or impulsive violence.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that Kṛṣṇa, noticing an ominous calendrical conjunction (trayodaśī with amāvāsyā) and the ‘reversal of time,’ looks upon those present and begins to speak—introducing a decisive moment in the Mausala Parva’s unfolding calamity.