[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Epic, Poetry, Drama & Narrative](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit) › [The Mahābhārata and its versions](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata) › [The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa) › 6.9.20 # The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty 6.9.20 Mahābhārata 6.9.20 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [6.9.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.6.9.20) sa vicintya mahārāja punarevābravīdvacaḥ | asaṃśayaṃ sūtaputra kālaḥ saṃkṣipate jagat | sṛjate ca punaḥ sarvaṃ neha vidyati śāśvatam || 20 || > Vaisampayana continued,--"The high-souled king Dhritarashtra, thus addressed by Sanjaya, became, O monarch, absorbed in meditation about his sons. Endued with great energy, he then, having reflected, said these words: 'Without doubt, O Suta's son, it is Time that destroyeth the universe. And it is Time that again createth everything. Nothing here is eternal. It is Nara and Narayana, endued with omniscience, that destroyeth all creatures. The gods speak of him as Vaikuntha (of immeasurable puissance), while men call him Vishnu (one that pervadeth the Universe)!'" > — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa - [Previous: 6.9.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.6.9.19) - [Next: 6.9.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.6.9.21) - [Up: 6.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.6.9) ## Translations (1) - [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa~en-ganguli.6.8.3) — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, English ## Other recensions (2) - [Southern recension](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*southern.6.8.20) — Sanskrit - [Vulgate (Nīlakaṇṭha's text)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*vulgate.6.8.20) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.6.9.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.6.9.20) · Pramāṇa