Text 22] Talks Between Narada and King Pracinabarhi 1393
samvatsarah—year; canda-vegah—called Candavega; kalah—time; yena—
by which; upalaksitah—symbolized; tasya—of the duration of life; ahani—
days; tha—in this life; gandharvah—Gandharvas; gandharvyah—Gandharvis;
ratrayah—nights; smrtah—are understood; haranti—they take away; dyuh—
duration of life; parikrantya—by traveling; sasthi—sixty; uttara—above;
§ata—hundred; trayam—three.
TRANSLATION
What was previously explained as Candavega, powerful time, is covered
by days and nights, named Gandharvas and Gandharvis. The body’s life
span is gradually reduced by the passage of days and nights, which
number 360.
PURPORT
The word parikrantya means “by traveling.” The living entity travels
on his chariot day and night during a year consisting of 360 (or more)
days and nights. Life’s progress is taken for the unnecessary labor required
to cover these 360 days and nights of life.
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SET AU ATTA AAT |
SA TIE TS TAT AAPA: [RR
kala-kanya jara saksal
lokas tam nabhinandati
svasdram jagrhe mrtyuh
ksayadya yavanesvarah
kala-kanya—the daughter of Time; jard—old age; saksat— directly; lokah—
all living entities; tam—her; na—never; abhinandati— welcome; svasaram—as
his sister; jagrhe—accepted; mrtyuh—death; ksaydya—for destruction;
yavana-igvarah—the King of the Yavanas.
TRANSLATION
What was described as Kalakanya should be understood as old age. No
one wants to accept old age, but Yavanegvara [ Yavana-raja] , who is death,
accepts jara [ old age] as his sister.
