Text 15] Bhisma’s Passing Away 455

sarvam kala-krtarn manye
bhavatam ca yad-apriyam
sapalo yad-vase loko
vayor iva ghanavalih

sarvam—all these; kala-krtam—done by the inevitable time; manye--I
think; bhavatam ca-—for you also; yat—whatever; apriyam—detestable:
sapalah—with the rulers; yat-vase—under the control of that time; lokah—
everyone in every planet; vayoh—like air carrying; tva—as; ghana-avalih—
the bunches of clouds.

TRANSLATION

In my opinion, this is all due to inevitable time, under whose control
everyone in every planet is carried, just as the clouds are carried by the
wind.

PURPORT

There is control of time all over the space within the universe, as there
is control of time all over the planets. All the big gigantic planets, including
the sun, are being controlled by the force of air, as the clouds are carried
by the force of air. Similarly, the inevitable kala, or time, controls even
the action of the air and other elements. Everything is, therefore. con-
trolled by the supreme kala. a forceful representative of the Lord within
the material world. Thus Yudhisthira should not be sorry for the incon-
ceivable action of time. Everyone has to bear the actions and reactions of
time as long as one is within the conditions of the material world.
Yudhisthira should not think that he had committed sins in his previous
birth and is suffering the consequence. Even the most pious has to suffer
the condition of material nature. But a pious man is faithful to the Lord,
for he is guided by the bona fide brahmana and Vaisnava following the
religious principles. These three guiding principles should be the aim of
life. One should not be disturbed by the tricks of eternal time. Even the
great controller of the universe, Brahmaji, is also under the control of that
time; no one should, therefore, grudge being thus controlled by time,
despite being a true follower of religious principles.

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SUSa Mls at Teo T Ferg 12 41
