Text 14] Calculation of Time, from the Atom 417
TEXT 13
TESTI: TAMA ATT |
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daar = Tacatafaat fy: 23
graha-rksa-tara-cakra-sthah
paramanvadina jagat
samvatsaravasanena
paryety animiso vibhuh
graha—influencing planets like the moon; rksa—luminaries like Asvini;
tara—stars; cakra-sthah—in the orbit; parama-anu-adina—along with the
atoms; jagat—the entire universe; samvatsara-avasanena—by theend of one
year; paryeti—completes its orbit; animisah—the eternal time; vibhuh—the
Almighty.
TRANSLATION
Influential stars, planets, luminaries and atoms all over the universe are
rotating in their respective orbits under the direction of the Supreme,
represented by eternal kala.
PURPORT
In the Brahma-samhita it is stated that the sun is the eye of the Supreme
and it rotates in its particular orbit of time. Similarly, beginning from the
sun down to the atom, all bodies are under the influence of the kala-cakra,
or the orbit of eternal time, and each of them has a scheduled orbital time
of one samvatsara.
TEXT 14
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GRR: TI CAT TF)
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Mae aay PERE caTeTa Rv
samvatsarah parivatsara
idavatsara eva ca
anuvatsaro vatsaras ca
viduraivam prabhasyate
samvatsarah— orbit of the sun; parivatsarah—circumambulation of Brhas-
pati; idavatsarah—orbit of the stars; eva—as they are; ca—also; anuvat-
sarah—orbit of the moon; vatsarah—one calendar year; ca—also; vidura—
O Vidura; evam—thus; prabhasyate—they are so told.
