Text 14] Attack by Candavega on the City of Puranjana 1267

canda-vegah—Candavega; iti—thus; khyatah—celebrated; gandharva—
belonging to the Gandharvaloka; adhipatih—king; nrpa—O King;gandharvah
—other Gandharvas; tasya—his; balinah—very powerful soldiers; sasti—
sixty; uttara—surpassing; sata—hundred; trayam—three.

TRANSLATION

O King! In Gandharvaloka there is a king named Candavega. Under
him there are 360 very powerful Gandharva soldiers.

PURPORT

Time is figuratively described here as Candavega. Since time and tide
wait for no man, time is herein called Candavega, which means “very
swiftly passing away.” As time passes, it is calculated in terms of years.
One year contains 360 days, and the soldiers of Candavega herein
mentioned represent these days. Time passes swiftly; Candavega’s powerful
soldiers of Gandharvaloka very swiftly carry away all the days of our life.
As the sun rises and sets, it snatches away the balance of our life span.
Thus as each day passes, each one of us loses some of life’s duration. It is
therefore said that the duration of one’s life cannot be saved. But if one
is engaged in devotional service, his time cannot be taken away by the
sun. As stated in Srimad-Bhagavatam: ayur harati vai pumsam udyann
astam ca yann asau (Bhag. 2.3.17). The conclusion is that if one wants to
make himself immortal, he should give up sense gratification. By engaging
oneself in devotional service, one can gradually enter into the eternal
kingdom of God.

Mirages and other illusory things are sometimes called Gandharvas. Our
losing our life span is taken as advancement of age. This imperceptible
passing away of the days of life is figuratively referred to in this verse as
Gandharvas. As explained in later verses, such Gandharvas are both male
and female. This indicates that both men and women lose their life span
imperceptibly by the force of time, which is herein described as Candavega.

TEXT 14

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gandharvyas tadrsir asya
maithunyas ca sitasitah
