Shloka 14
Gṛhastha-vṛtti and Niyama: Models of Householder Livelihood and Discipline (गृहस्थवृत्ति-नियमाः)
कालोदकेन महता वर्षावर्तेन संततम् । मासोर्मिणर्तुवेगेन पक्षोलपतृणेन च
vyāsa uvāca | kālodakena mahatā varṣāvartena santatam | māsormibhir ṛtuvegena pakṣolapatṛṇena ca | nimeṣonmeṣa-phenena dinarātri-jalapravāhaiḥ | kāmadevo bhayaṅkaro grāhaḥ | vedā yajñāś ca naukāḥ | dharmo dvīpaḥ prāṇinām āśrayabhūtaḥ | artha-kāmau jalāni | satyabhāṣaṇaṃ mokṣaś ca ubhe tīre | hiṃsā-rūpā vṛkṣāḥ tasmin kāla-pravāhe vahanti | yugaṃ maryādā | brahmaiva ca taṃ kālanadaṃ prasūte parvataḥ | tasmin pravāhe patitā vidhātṛ-sṛṣṭāḥ sarve prāṇino yamalokaṃ prati ākarṣyante ||
毗耶娑说：“时间是一条浩瀚的大河。其水即时间本身；其漩涡是不断升起的雨。诸月为其汹涌之浪；四季为其驱迫之流；半月为其藤蔓与草芥。眨眼与不眨眼为其泡沫；昼与夜为其奔流。欲（迦摩）是其中可怖的鳄鱼。吠陀与祭祀是舟筏；达摩是众生得以庇护的岛屿。财与乐是其水；真实之语与解脱是其两岸。暴力之树随流漂荡。诸劫（yuga）标示其界限，而梵（Brahman）是生出此时间之河的源山。堕入此流者，造物主所造的一切众生都被牵引向阎摩之界。”
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
Time is an irresistible current carrying all beings toward death and judgment; only disciplined life—grounded in Dharma, truthful speech, and oriented to moksha—provides safe footing and a way to ‘cross’ the dangers of desire, violence, and attachment.
Vyāsa delivers a sustained metaphor: the cosmos is a river of Time with cycles (days, months, seasons, yugas) as its features; desire is a predator within it; Vedic knowledge and sacrifice are boats; Dharma is a refuge-island; and all created beings are pulled along toward Yama’s realm.