238 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 10, Ch. 3
“My Lord, I offer my respectful obeisances unto You because You are
the director of the unmanifested total energy, and the ultimate reservoir
of the material nature. My Lord, the whole cosmic manifestation is under
the influence of time, beginning from the moment up to the duration of
the year. All act under Your direction. You are the original director of
everything and the reservoir of all potent energies.”
TEXT 26
TSt RITA AseTHKTHT
jemeaet at AH
bat ‘NS 0
ee aa TATA TT URE
yo ’yam kdlas tasya te ’vyakta-bandho
cestam dhus cestate yena visvam >
nimesddir vatsaranto mahiyams
tam tvesanam ksema-dhama prapadye
yah—that which; ayam—this; kdlah—time (minutes, hours, sec-
onds); tasya—of Him; te—of You; avyakta-bandho—O my Lord, You
are the inaugurator of the unmanifested (the original mahat-tattva or
prakrti); cestam—attempt or pastimes; Ghuh—it is said; cestate—
works; yena—by which; visvam—the entire creation; nimesa-ddih—
beginning with minute parts of time; vatsara-antah—up to the limit of a
year; mahiyan—powerful; tam—unto Your Lordship; tvd iS4nam—
unto You, the supreme controller; ksema-dhadma—the reservoir of all
auspiciousness; prapadye—I offer full surrender.
TRANSLATION
O inaugurator of the material energy, this wonderful creation
works under the control of powerful time, which is divided into
seconds, minutes, hours and years. This element of time, which
extends for many millions of years, is but another form of Lord
Visnu. For Your pastimes, You act as the controller of time, but
