Shloka 8
शुकस्य योगसिद्धिः (Śuka’s Yogic Attainment and Ascent)
दिन, रात और महीनोंके जो चक्र चल रहे हैं, वे किसीके टाले नहीं टलते हैं। इसी प्रकार जन्म, मृत्यु और जरा आदिके क्रम प्रायः चलते ही रहते हैं। जिसके जीवनका कुछ ठिकाना नहीं, वह मरणधर्मा मानव कभी दीर्घ-कालके पश्चात् नित्यपथ (मोक्षमार्ग) का आश्रय लेता है ।।
dina-rātra-māsānāṃ yaś cakraṃ pravartate, tat kenāpi na nivāryate; tathā janma-mṛtyu-jarādīnāṃ kramaḥ prāyaḥ pravartata eva. yasya jīvitasya na kiñcid dhruvaṃ sthānaṃ, sa maraṇadharmā mānavaḥ cirakālāt paścān nityapathaṃ (mokṣamārgaṃ) śaraṇaṃ gacchati. sarvabhūtasamucchedaḥ srotasevōhāhūte sadā | ūhamānaṃ nimajjantaṃ aplave kālasāgare ||
毗湿摩说：昼夜与月分之轮恒常转动，无人能止。照样，生、死与老之次第几乎不息。人命无定，必死之人往往在漫长岁月之后，方才归依于常道——解脱之路。因为时间如无筏之大海：众生常被其激流卷走，即便奋力思量挣扎者，也可能沉没于这时间之海。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Time’s cycles are unstoppable, and so are birth, aging, and death. Recognizing life’s uncertainty, one should not delay turning toward the enduring goal—moksha—because the current of Time can overwhelm even the thoughtful and striving.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction section, Bhishma addresses Yudhishthira with reflective counsel, using the imagery of an unstoppable wheel and an ocean-like Time to urge spiritual urgency and a turn toward the path of liberation.