Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 12.3.17
युगानि युगधर्मांश्च मानं प्रलयकल्पयो: ।
कालस्येश्वररूपस्य गतिं विष्णोर्महात्मन: ॥ १७ ॥
yugāni yuga-dharmāṁś ca
[yugaani yuga-dharmaamsh cha]
mānaṁ pralaya-kalpayoḥ
[maanam pralaya-kalpayoh]
kālasyeśvara-rūpasya
[kaalasyeshvara-roopasya]
gatiṁ viṣṇor mahātmanaḥ
[gatim vishnor mahaatmanah]
Word-for-word
yugāni
—
the ages of the universal history
yuga-dharmān
—
the special qualities of each age
ca
—
and
mānam
—
the measurement
pralaya
—
of annihilation
kalpayoḥ
—
and of universal maintenance
kālasya
—
of time
īśvara-rūpasya
—
the representation of the Personality of Godhead
gatim
—
the movement
viṣṇoḥ
—
of Lord Viṣṇu
mahā-ātmanaḥ
—
the Supreme Soul.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
yugāni yuga-dharmāṁś ca
yugāni
the ages of the universal history
yuga-dharmān
the special qualities of each age
ca
and
mānaṁ pralaya-kalpayoḥ
mānam
the measurement
pralaya
of annihilation
kalpayoḥ
and of universal maintenance
kālasyeśvara-rūpasya
kālasya
of time
gatiṁ viṣṇor mahātmanaḥ
īśvara-rūpasya
the representation of the Personality of Godhead
gatim
the movement
viṣṇoḥ
of Lord Viṣṇu
mahā-ātmanaḥ
the Supreme Soul.
Please explain the different ages of universal history, the special qualities of each age, the duration of cosmic maintenance and destruction, and the movement of time, which is the direct representation of the Supreme Soul, the Personality of Godhead, Lord Viṣṇu.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Please explain the yugas, their specific qualities, the duration of maintenance and destruction of the universe, and the movement of time, which is the direct representation of the Supreme Lord, the soul of all, Viṣṇu.
Tell me about the yugas, and the duration of maintenance and destruction (pralaya-kalpayoḥ). This is not a material question, since time is a representative of the Lord.
Personal Guidance
Parīkṣit asks Śukadeva to map the yugas, their qualities, the rhythms of creation and destruction, and the motion of time — which is Viṣṇu's own form. Time is not a neutral medium; it is the Lord acting. To honor time is to honor Him.
Reflection Questions
- How am I using time today — as if it were neutral, or as if it were sacred?
- What would change if I treated each hour as His direct movement?
My note
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