Text 40] Calculation of Time, from the Atom 437
kalo ’yam paramanv-adir
dviparardhanta tsvarah
naivesitum prabhur bhumna
igvaro dhama-maninam
kalah—the eternal time; ayam—this; parama-anu—atom; adih— beginning
from; dvi-para-ardha—two superdurations of time; antah—to the end;
isvarah—controller; na—never; eva—certainly ; isitum—tocontrol; prabhuh—
capable; bhumnah—of the Supreme; isvarah—controller; dhama-maninam—
of those who are body conscious.
TRANSLATION
Eternal time is certainly the controller of different dimensions, from
that of the atom up to the superdivisions of the duration of Brahma’s
life; but, nevertheless, it is controlled by the Supreme. Time can control
only those who are body conscious, even up to the Satyaloka or the other
higher planets of the universe.
TEXT 40
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vikaraih sahito yuktair
visesadibhir aurtah
andakoso bahir ayam
panicasat-koti-vistrtah
vikaraih—by the transformation of the elements; sahitah—along with;
yuktaih—being so amalgamated; visesa—manifestations; adibhih—by them;
avrtah—covered; anda-kosah—the universe; bahih—outside; ayam—this;
pancasat—fifty; koti—ten million; vistrtah—widespread.
TRANSLATION
This phenomenal material world is expanded to a diameter of four bil-
lion miles, as a combination of eight material elements transformed into
sixteen further categories, within and without, as follows:
PURPORT
As explained before, the entire material world is a display of sixteen di-
versities and eight material elements. The analytical studies of the material
