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Our scriptures state –
“Ghora Muhutta, Abalam shariram,
No hu Vinimati Raio
No Punaravi Jiviyam.”

Time is terrible. Body is weak. Nights which have passed
do not come back. Our life span is also not going to come
back.

(1) Time is terrible. Why ?
(1) Firstly, this present time mesmerizes the soul and does
not let it think about future disasters or problems. The
present time engrosses the soul in negative thoughts and
actions.

(2) Secondly, even a second which has passed does not come
back. Then is there any possibility that hours or days will
come back ? Human birth is the only birth from where you
can attain salvation. This birth once passed will not come
back. Then isn’t it foolish to while away such valuable
time in bad thoughts and actions instead of walking on the
path of renounciation and cultivating good qualities ?

Our scriptures talk about the life stories of two Chakravartis -
First Chakravarti Bharat Maharaja and last Chakvarti
Brahmadatta. King Bharat passed his time faithfully, attained
Kevalgyana* and reached the final destination Moksha*. He
was relieved permanently from the bondages of birth and
death. But Brahmadatta passed his life in such a way that he
was thrown in the dungeons of 7th hell.

Now, imagine if Chakravati Brahmadatta - ruler of the entire
Bharatkshetra thought at his life end time that “I was mistaken.

* Kevalgyana – Omniscience, knowledge of all 3 worlds
* Moksha – Salvation; A place which all the liberated souls reach after
relieving the bondage of karmas.
24. Sthitapragyata (Steadiness of Mind) 121