Shloka 1
Śreyas-nirdeśa (Discerning the Superior Good): Nārada–Gālava Saṃvāda
अपन क्ाता बछ। 5 सप्तसप्तत्याथिकाद्वेशततमो< ध्याय: शरीर और संसारकी अनित्यता तथा आत्मकल्याणकी इच्छा रखनेवाले पुरुषके कर्तव्यका निर्देश--पिता-पुत्रका संवाद युधिछिर उवाच अतिक्रामति काले<स्मिन् सर्वभूतभयावहे । कि श्रेय: प्रतिपद्येत तन्मे ब्रूहि पितामह
Yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
Atikrāmati kāle 'smin sarvabhūtabhayāvahe |
Kiṃ śreyaḥ pratipadyeta tan me brūhi pitāmaha ||
坚战说道：“祖父啊，此时光——令一切众生战栗——不断流逝。在这般境况中，人应当采取何种道路，才算真正有益？请告知我。”
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames an ethical-spiritual inquiry: since time (and death) is inevitable and life uncertain, one should seek śreyas—what is truly beneficial in the long term—rather than merely immediate pleasure or gain.
In the Śānti Parva instruction sequence, Yudhiṣṭhira addresses Bhīṣma as ‘Pitāmaha’ and asks for guidance on the right course of action in view of the relentless passage of time and the fear it brings to all beings.