Mahabharata — Udyoga Parva, Shloka 15
भीष्म–रामसंयुगनिवृत्तिः
Bhishma and Rama: Restraint and Withdrawal in the Engagement
यथोक्तमेव कल्याणि सर्वमेतद् भविष्यति । भविष्यसि पुमान् पश्चात् कस्माच्चित्कालपर्ययात्
yathoktam eva kalyāṇi sarvam etad bhaviṣyati | bhaviṣyasi pumān paścāt kasmāc cit kāla-paryayāt ||
“吉祥者，我所说的一切都将如言而成。你先将以少女之身出生；待时轮转过一段时日，你便会化为男子。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes the inevitability of what has been truthfully foretold and the power of Kāla (time) to bring about profound transformations, including changes in social identity and embodied form.
Bhīṣma addresses a woman as “kalyāṇi” and confirms that his earlier statement will be fulfilled: she will be born as a girl first and, after some time, will become a man—framing the event as a destined outcome brought about by the turning of time.