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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 2, Ch. 8]
puruṣa —universal form of the Lord ( virāṭa puruṣaḥ );  avayavaiḥ —by different parts of the body;  lokāḥ —the planetary system;  sa-pālāḥ —with respective governors;  pūrva —formerly;  kalpitāḥ —discussed;  lokaiḥ —by the different planetary systems;  amuṣya —Ilis;  avayavāḥ —different parts of the body;  sa-pālaiḥ —with the governors;  iti —thus;  śuśruma —I heard.
TRANSLATION
O learned  brāhmaṇa , it was formerly explained that all the planets of the universe with their respective governors are situated in the different parts of the gigantic body of the  virāṭa puruṣa . I have also heard that the different planetary systems are supposed to be in the gigantic body of the  virāṭa puruṣa . But what is their actual position? Will you please explain that?
TEXT 12
यावान् कल्पोविकल्पो वा यथा कालोऽनुमीयते । भूतभव्यभवच्छब्द आयुर्मानं च यत् सतः ॥१२॥
yāvān kalpo vikalpo vā   yathā kālo numīyate   bhūta-bhavya-bhavac-chabda   āyur-mānam ca yat sataḥ
yāvān —as it is;  kalpaḥ —the duration of time between creation and annihilation;  vikalpaḥ —subsidiary creation and annihilation;  vā —either;  yathā —as also;  kālaḥ —the time;  anumīyate —is measured;  bhūta —past;  bhavya —future;  bhavat —present;  śabdaḥ —sound;  āyuḥ —duration of life;  mānam —measurement;  ca —also;  yat —which;  sataḥ —of all living beings in all planets.
TRANSLATION
Also please explain the duration of time between creation and annihilation, and that of other subsidiary creations, as well as the nature of time, indicated by the sound of past, present and future. Also, please explain the duration and measurement of life of the different living beings known as the demigods, the human beings, etc., in different planets of the universe.