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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.12.1

मैत्रेय उवाच इति ते वर्णित: क्षत्त: कालाख्य: परमात्मन: । महिमा वेदगर्भोऽथ यथास्राक्षीन्निबोध मे ॥ १ ॥
maitreya uvāca
[maitreya uvaacha]
iti te varṇitaḥ kṣattaḥ
[iti te varnitah kshattah]
kālākhyaḥ paramātmanaḥ
[kaalaakhyah paramaatmanah]
mahimā veda-garbho ’tha
[mahimaa veda-garbho ’tha]
yathāsrākṣīn nibodha me
[yathaasraaksheen nibodha me]
Word-for-word
maitreyaḥ uvāca — Śrī Maitreya said iti — thus te — unto you varṇitaḥ — described kṣattaḥ — O Vidura kāla-ākhyaḥ — by the name eternal time paramātmanaḥ — of the Supersoul mahimā — glories veda-garbhaḥ — Lord Brahmā, the reservoir of the Vedas atha — hereafter yathā — as it is asrākṣīt — did create nibodha — just try to understand me — from me.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
maitreya uvāca
maitreyaḥ uvāca
Śrī Maitreya said
iti te varṇitaḥ kṣattaḥ
iti
thus
te
unto you
varṇitaḥ
described
kṣattaḥ
O Vidura
kālākhyaḥ paramātmanaḥ
kāla-ākhyaḥ
by the name eternal time
paramātmanaḥ
of the Supersoul
mahimā veda-garbho ’tha
mahimā
glories
veda-garbhaḥ
Lord Brahmā, the reservoir of the Vedas
yathāsrākṣīn nibodha me
atha
hereafter
yathā
as it is
asrākṣīt
did create
nibodha
just try to understand
me
from me.
Śrī Maitreya said: O learned Vidura, so far I have explained to you the glories of the form of the Supreme Personality of Godhead in His feature of kāla. Now you can hear from me about the creation of Brahmā, the reservoir of all Vedic knowledge.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Maitreya said: Thus I have described to you the power called time, belonging to the Supreme Lord. Now hear how Brahmā carried out the creation. In the Twelfth Chapter, Brahmā, after creating the Kumāras, Marīci, dharma and adharma, produces a couple from his body to increase the population. Mahimā means power.
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Personal Guidance
Maitreya pivots from glorifying the Lord's kāla feature to describing Brahmā's creation. Spiritual teaching unfolds in layers — first the controller, then His instruments. Patience with sequence is itself a discipline.
Reflection Questions
  • Am I willing to learn in the order a teacher unfolds, or do I always demand the next thing?
  • What 'creation by Brahmā' am I trying to grasp without first understanding the kāla behind it?
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