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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.22.43

नित्यदा ह्यङ्ग भूतानि भवन्ति न भवन्ति च । कालेनालक्ष्यवेगेन सूक्ष्मत्वात्तन्न द‍ृश्यते ॥ ४३ ॥
nityadā hy aṅga bhūtāni
[nityadaa hy anga bhootaani]
bhavanti na bhavanti ca
[bhavanti na bhavanti cha]
kālenālakṣya-vegena
[kaalenaalakshya-vegena]
sūkṣmatvāt tan na dṛśyate
[sookshmatvaat tan na drishyate]
Word-for-word
nityadā — constantly hi — indeed aṅga — My dear Uddhava bhūtāni — created bodies bhavanti — come into being na bhavanti — go out of being ca — and kālena — by time alakṣya — imperceptible vegena — whose speed sūkṣmatvāt — because of being very subtle tat — that na dṛśyate — is not seen.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
nityadā hy aṅga bhūtāni
nityadā
constantly
hi
indeed
aṅga
My dear Uddhava
bhūtāni
created bodies
bhavanti na bhavanti ca
bhavanti
come into being
na bhavanti
go out of being
ca
and
kālenālakṣya-vegena
kālena
by time
alakṣya
imperceptible
vegena
whose speed
sūkṣmatvāt tan na dṛśyate
sūkṣmatvāt
because of being very subtle
tat
that
na dṛśyate
is not seen.
My dear Uddhava, material bodies are constantly undergoing creation and destruction by the force of time, whose swiftness is imperceptible. But because of the subtle nature of time, no one sees this.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
O Uddhava! Material bodies are undergoing creation and destruction at every moment by the imperceptible force of time. But because of the subtle nature of time and its effect in the form of birth and death, no one sees this. Birth and death, famous everywhere, have been described. How they exist at every moment in subtle state is now described to instill detachment. At every moment bodies are born and die. “But we do not see a body being born and dying at every moment.” Just as time cannot be seen, creation and destruction created by time are not seen.
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Personal Guidance
Material bodies are constantly created and destroyed by time's imperceptible swiftness — but its subtlety means no one sees this. Continuous change hides under appearance of solidity.
Reflection Questions
  • Where do I treat my body as more solid than it is?
  • What does time's invisible work ask of me?
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