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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.7.33

श्राद्धस्य च विधिं ब्रह्मन् पितृणां सर्गमेव च । ग्रहनक्षत्रताराणां कालावयवसंस्थितिम् ॥ ३३ ॥
śrāddhasya ca vidhiṁ brahman
[shraaddhasya cha vidhim brahman]
pitṝṇāṁ sargam eva ca
[pitreenaam sargam eva cha]
graha-nakṣatra-tārāṇāṁ
[graha-nakshatra-taaraanaam]
kālāvayava-saṁsthitim
[kaalaavayava-samsthitim]
Word-for-word
śrāddhasya — of the periodical offerings of respects ca — also vidhim — regulations brahman — O brāhmaṇa pitṝṇām — of the forefathers sargam — creation eva — as ca — also graha — planetary system nakṣatra — the stars tārāṇām — luminaries kāla — time avayava — duration saṁsthitim — situations.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
śrāddhasya ca vidhiṁ brahman
śrāddhasya
of the periodical offerings of respects
ca
also
vidhim
regulations
brahman
O brāhmaṇa
pitṝṇāṁ sargam eva ca
pitṝṇām
of the forefathers
sargam
creation
eva
as
ca
also
graha-nakṣatra-tārāṇāṁ
graha
planetary system
nakṣatra
the stars
tārāṇām
luminaries
kālāvayava-saṁsthitim
kāla
time
avayava
duration
saṁsthitim
situations.
Please also explain the regulations for offering respects to the forefathers, the creation of the Pitṛloka, the time schedule in the planets, stars and luminaries, and their respective situations.
Purport

The time durations of day and night as well as months and years are different in the different planets, stars and luminaries. The higher planets like the moon and Venus have time measurements different from those of the earth. It is said that six months of this planet earth equal one day of the higher planets. In Bhagavad-gītā the duration of one day in Brahmaloka is measured to be 1,000 times the four yugas, or 4,300,000 years multiplied by 1,000. And the month and year in Brahmaloka are calculated in that measure.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
O brāhmaṇa! Describe the rules for death rites, the creation of the Pitṛs, and the positions of the planets, constellations and stars in divisions of time. Kālāvayava-saṁsthitim means the position of the planets, constellations and stars according to days, nights, months and years.
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Personal Guidance
The cosmology here is not abstract scenery — it locates the reader inside a vast, intelligent order. Seeing your tiny role in this design quietly cools the urge to make yourself the centre.
Reflection Questions
  • Where have you been demanding outcomes from a system you did not design?
  • What would humility actually look like for you in your work this week?
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