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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.11.17

भगवान् वेद कालस्य गतिं भगवतो ननु । विश्वं विचक्षते धीरा योगराद्धेन चक्षुषा ॥ १७ ॥
bhagavān veda kālasya
[bhagavaan veda kaalasya]
gatiṁ bhagavato nanu
[gatim bhagavato nanu]
viśvaṁ vicakṣate dhīrā
[vishvam vichakshate dheeraa]
yoga-rāddhena cakṣuṣā
[yoga-raaddhena chakshushaa]
Word-for-word
bhagavān — O spiritually powerful one veda — you know kālasya — of the eternal time gatim — movements bhagavataḥ — of the Supreme Personality of Godhead nanu — as a matter of course viśvam — the whole universe vicakṣate — see dhīrāḥ — those who are self-realized yoga-rāddhena — by dint of mystic vision cakṣuṣā — by the eyes.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
bhagavān veda kālasya
bhagavān
O spiritually powerful one
veda
you know
kālasya
of the eternal time
gatiṁ bhagavato nanu
gatim
movements
bhagavataḥ
of the Supreme Personality of Godhead
nanu
as a matter of course
viśvaṁ vicakṣate dhīrā
viśvam
the whole universe
vicakṣate
see
dhīrāḥ
those who are self-realized
yoga-rāddhena cakṣuṣā
yoga-rāddhena
by dint of mystic vision
cakṣuṣā
by the eyes.
O spiritually powerful one, you can understand the movements of eternal time, which is the controlling form of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Because you are a self-realized person, you can see everything by the power of mystic vision.
Purport

Those who have reached the highest perfectional stage of mystic power and can see everything in the past, present and future are called tri-kāla-jñas. Similarly, the devotees of the Lord can see everything clearly that is in the revealed scriptures. The devotees of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa can very easily understand the science of Kṛṣṇa, as well as the situation of the material and spiritual creations, without difficulty. Devotees do not have to endeavor for any yoga-siddhi, or perfection in mystic powers. They are competent to understand everything by the grace of the Lord, who is sitting in everyone’s heart.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
O master! You know the movements of the Lord in the form of time. The wise see the universe through eyes perfected by yoga. Bhagavān means you in this context. Yoga-rāddhena means by perfection of yoga.
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Personal Guidance
Time is the Lord's instrument, quietly grinding every arrangement we trust. The verse asks us to befriend this fact now, before it forces itself on us at the wrong moment. The pivot here is Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Reflection Questions
  • What conversation have you been postponing as if time were unlimited?
  • Where could a small daily remembrance of death make today more honest?
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