Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 2.8.13
కాలస్యానుగతిర్యా తు లక్ష్యతేఽణ్వీ బృహత్యపి ।
యావత్య: కర్మగతయో యాదృశీర్ద్విజసత్తమ ॥ ౧౩ ॥
kālasyānugatir yā tu
[kaalasyaanugatir yaa tu]
lakṣyate ’ṇvī bṛhaty api
[lakshyate ’nvee brihaty api]
yāvatyaḥ karma-gatayo
[yaavatyah karma-gatayo]
yādṛśīr dvija-sattama
[yaadrisheer dvija-sattama]
Word-for-word
kālasya
—
of eternal time
anugatiḥ
—
beginning
yā tu
—
as they are
lakṣyate
—
experienced
aṇvī
—
small
bṛhatī
—
great
api
—
even
yāvatyaḥ
—
as long as
karma-gatayaḥ
—
in terms of the work performed
yādṛśīḥ
—
as it may
dvija-sattama
—
O purest of all brāhmaṇas..
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
kālasyānugatir yā tu
kālasya
of eternal time
anugatiḥ
beginning
yā tu
as they are
lakṣyate ’ṇvī bṛhaty api
lakṣyate
experienced
aṇvī
small
bṛhatī
great
api
even
yāvatyaḥ karma-gatayo
yāvatyaḥ
as long as
karma-gatayaḥ
in terms of the work performed
yādṛśīr dvija-sattama
yādṛśīḥ
as it may
dvija-sattama
O purest of all brāhmaṇas..
O purest of the brāhmaṇas, please also explain the cause of the different durations of time, both short and long, as well as the beginning of time, following the course of action.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
O brāhmaṇa! Speak about the progress of time with large and small divisions and the number and types of destinations achieved by karma.
Commentary
The progress (anugatiḥ) of time has very small divisions (anvī) like the paramāṇu and large divisions (bṛhati) like years. Karma-gatayaḥ refers to the destinations achieved by sinful or pious acts. Yādṛśīḥ stands for yadṛśyaḥ (what type). All of the places achieved by karma are ultimately devoured by the small and large divisions of time. These two questions are suitable for pure bhakti in order to become indifferent to all karma. The Lord says jāta-śraddho mat-kathāsu nirviṇṇaḥ sarva-karmasu: he who has developed faith in my topics and is indifferent to all karmas. (SB 11.20.27)
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