भोजप्रबंध - काल

रामे प्रव्रजनं बलेर्नियमनं पाण्डोः सुतानां वनः
वृष्णीनां निधनं नलस्य नृपते राज्यात् परिभ्रंशनं ।
कारागारनिषेवणं च मरणं संचिंत्य लंकेश्वरे
सर्वः कालवशेन नश्यति नरः को वा परित्रायते ॥

- भोजप्रबंध

rAme pravrajanam baleH niyamanam pANDoH sutAnAm vanaH
vRuShNInAm nidhanam nalasya nRupate rAjyAt paribraMshanam ।
kArAgAra niShevaNam cha maraNam sanchintya lankeshware
sarvaH kAlavashena nashyati naraH ko vA paritrAyate ॥

- bhojaprabandha

Rama had to live in a forest. Bali had to go to the underworld. The Pandavas (sons of Pandu) had to live in exile. The Yadavas died due to infighting. Nala was made to leave his own kingdom and live like a destitute. Vibhishana was imprisoned. Death met Ravana, the king of Lanka. Everything is destroyed in time. Which human has been able to escape the fate?

- Bhojaprabandha