Shloka 32
सूक्ष्मभूत-भूतात्मविज्ञानम्
Knowing the subtle principle and the bhūtātman through yoga
आवर्तमानमजरं विवर्तनं षण्णाभिकं द्वादशारं सुपर्व । यस्येदमास्ये परियाति विश्रृ तत् कालचक्रं निहितं गुहायाम्
āvartamānam ajaraṁ vivartanaṁ ṣaṇṇābhikaṁ dvādaśāraṁ suparva | yasyedam āsye pariyāti viśvaṁ tat kālacakraṁ nihitaṁ guhāyām ||
毗耶娑说：“恒常旋转，永不衰老，不息回转——此即时间之轮。六季为其毂，十二月为其辐，而新月、满月等圣仪为其严密相接之节。整个宇宙如食物般进入其口。此时间之轮安置于内在慧识之窟；真实了知者，因其吉祥正行而为诸天所赞。”
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
Time is an unceasing, undecaying cosmic cycle that consumes all beings and events; wisdom lies in recognizing this inner truth (within the ‘cave’ of intellect) and aligning one’s conduct with dharma rather than clinging to what time inevitably carries away.
In Śānti Parva’s instruction on peace and right understanding, Vyāsa presents a vivid metaphor: time as a wheel structured by seasons, months, and ritual divisions, into which the whole world is drawn—urging the listener toward inner discernment and ethical steadiness.