410 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 3, Ch. 11
Bhagavatam is the full text of all descriptions of knowledge, including the
theory of atomism. The atom is the minute subtle form of eternal time.
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sata eva padarthasya
svarupavasthitasya yat
kaivalyam parama-mahan
aviseso nirantarah
satah—of the effective manifestation; eva—certainly; pada-arthasya—
of physical bodies; svarupa-avasthitasya—staying in the same form even to
the time of dissolution; yat—that which; kaivalyam—oneness; parama—the
supreme; mahan—unlimited; avisesah—forms; nirantarah—eternally.
TRANSLATION
Atoms are the ultimate state of the manifest universe. When they stay in
their own forms without forming different bodies, they are called the
unlimited oneness. There are certainly different bodies in physical forms,
but the atoms themselves form the complete manifestation.
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evam kalo’py anumitah
sauksmye sthaulye ca sattama
samsthana-bhuktya bhagavan
avyakto vyakta-bhug vibhuh
evam—thus;kalah—time; api—also; anumitah— measured; sauksmye—in
the subtle; sthaulye—in the gross forms; ca—also; sattama—O best;
samsthana—combinations of the atoms; bhuktya—by the motion;
bhagavan—the Supreme Personality of Godhead; avyaktah—unmani-
fested; vyakta-bhuk—controlling all physical movement; vibhuh—the
great potential.
