420 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 3, Ch. 11

vidurah uvaca— Vidura said; pitr—the Pita planets; deva—the heavenly
planets; manusyanam—and that of the human beings; @yuh—duration of
life; param—final; idam—in their own measurement; smrtam—calculated;
paresdm-—of the superior living entities; gatim—duration of life; acaksva—
kindly calculate; ye—all those who; syuh—are; kalpat—from the millennium;
bahih—outside; vidah—greatly learned.

TRANSLATION

Vidura said: | now understand the life durations of the residents of
the Pita planets and heavenly planets as well as that of the human beings.
Now kindly inform me of the durations of life of those greatly learned
living entities who are beyond the range of a kalpa.

PURPORT

The partial dissolution of the universe that takes place at the end of
Brahma’s day does not affect all the planetary systems. The planets of
highly learned living entities like the sages Sanaka, Bhrgu, etc., are not
affected by the dissolutions of the millenniums. All the planets are of
different types, and each is controlled by a different kala-cakra or
schedule of eternal time. The time of the earth planet is not applicable to
other, more elevated planets. Therefore, Vidura herein inquires about the
duration of life on other planets.

TEXT 17

WAM A Bea ae aad ag |
fad fraga dh ata AAT Ill

bhagavan veda kalasya
gatim bhagavato nanu

visvam vicaksate dhira
yoga-raddhena caksusa

bhagavan—O spiritually powerful one; veda—you know; kdlasya—of the
elernal time; galim—movements; bhagavatah—of the Supreme Personality
of Godhead; nanu—as a matter of course; visvam—the whole universe;
vicaksate—see; dhirah—those who are self-realized; yoga-raddhena—by dint
of mystic vision; caksusa—by the eyes.
