Text 14] Questions by King Pariksit 435
PURPORT

Past, present and future are different features of time to indicate the
duration of life for the universe and all its paraphernalia, including the
different living beings in different planets.

TEXT 13

RIAU TaeTAsA scat |
WA: RATA AreaeTATA 112 31

kdlasyanugatir ya tu
laksyate’nvi brhaty api

yavatyah karma-galayo
yddrsir dvija-satlama

kalasya—of the cternal lime; anugatih—-beginning; ya tu—as they are;
laksyate—experienced; anvi—small; brhati—great; api—even; yavatyah—as
long as; karma-gatayah—in terms of the work performed; yadrsih—as it
may ; dvija-sattama—O purest of all brahmanas.

TRANSLATION

O purest of the brahmanas, please also explain the cause of the differ-
ent durations of time, both short and long, as well as the beginning of
time, following the course of action.

TEXT 14

aa AAA AAT TACT |
WMA Thott aa aro 11? Il

yasmin karma-samavayo
yatha yenopagrh yate

gunanam guninam caiva
parina@mam abhipsatam
