Text 33] Calculation of Time, from the Atom 431

antah—within; sah—that; tasmin—in that; salile—water; aste—there is;
ananta—Ananta; asanah—on the seat of; harih—the Lord; yoga—mystic;
nidra—sleep; nimild-aksah—eyes closed; stiyamanah—being glorified;
jana-dlayaih—by the inhabitants of the Janaloka planets.

TRANSLATION

The Supreme Lord, the Personality of Godhead, lies down in the water
on the seat of Ananta, with His eyes closed, and the inhabitants of the
Janaloka planets offer their glorious prayers unto the Lord with folded
hands.

PURPORT

We should not understand the sleeping condition of the Lord to be the
same as our sleep. Here the word yoga-nidra is specifically mentioned,
which indicates that the Lord’s sleeping condition is also a manifestation of
His internal potency. Whenever the word yoga is used it should be under-
stood to refer to that which is transcendental. In the transcendental stage
all activities are always present, and they are glorified by prayers of great
sages like Bhrgu.

TEXT 33

uafena:  — terteqivetad: |
safzatiarentt = weargaasyay 11231

evarn-vidhair aho-ratraih
kala-gatyopalaksitath

apaksitam ivasyapi
paramayur vayah-satam.

evam—thus; vidhaih—by the process of; ahah—days; ratraih—by nights;
kala-gatya—advancement of time; upalaksitaih—by such symptoms;
apaksitam—declined; iva—just like; asya—his; api—although; paramayuh—
duration of life; vayah—years; Satam—one hundred.

TRANSLATION

Thus the process of the exhaustion of the duration of life exists for
every one of the living beings, including Lord Brahma. One’s life endures
for only one hundred years, in terms of the times in the different planets.
