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Chapter 11: Calculation of Time, from the Atom

Verse 39 of 42
SB 3.11.39

कालो ऽयं परमाण्वादिर्द्विपरार्धान्त ईश्वरः नैवेशितुं प्रभुर्भूम्न ईश्वरो धाममानिनाम्

kālo 'yaṁ paramāṇv-ādir dviparārdhānta īśvaraḥ naiveśituṁ prabhur bhūmna īśvaro dhāma-māninām

Synonyms

kālaḥ—the eternal time; ayam—this; parama-aṇu—atom; ādiḥ—beginning from; dvi-para-ardha—two superdurations of time; antaḥ—to the end; īśvaraḥ—controller; na—never; eva—certainly; īśitum—to control; prabhuḥ—capable; bhūmnaḥ—of the Supreme; īśvaraḥ—controller; dhāma-māninām—of those who are body conscious..

Translation

Eternal time is certainly the controller of different dimensions, from that of the atom up to the superdivisions of the duration of Brahmā's life; but, nevertheless, it is controlled by the Supreme. Time can control only those who are body conscious, even up to the Satyaloka or the other higher planets of the universe.

Verse 39 of 42