24 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 8, Ch. 17

kalo bhavan aksipatisa visvarn
stroto yathdntah patitarn gabhiram

tvam—Your Lordship; ddih—the original cause; antah—the cause of
dissolution; bhuvanasya—of the universe; madhyam—maintenance of
the present manifestation; ananta-saktim—the reservoir of unlimited
potencies; purusam—the Supreme Person; yam—whom; dhuh—they
say; kalah—the principle of eternal time; bhavan—Your Lordship; ak-
sipati—attracting; isa—the Supreme Lord; visvam—the whole uni-
verse; strotah—waves; yathad—as; antah patitam—fallen within the
water; gabhiram—very deep.

TRANSLATION

O my Lord, You are the beginning, the manifestation and the
ultimate dissolution of the three worlds, and You are celebrated in
the Vedas as the reservoir of unlimited potencies, the Supreme
Person. O my Lord, as waves attract branches and leaves that have
fallen into deep water, You, the supreme eternal time factor, at-
tract everything in this universe.

PURPORT

The time factor is sometimes described as kdla-strota, waves of time.
Everything in this material world is within the time factor and is being
carried away by waves of attraction, which represent the Supreme Per-
sonality of Godhead.

TEXT 28
qa osm fear
I MTC OU Ea
feateat 2a feaegaat
qa atta AAAI

tvam vai prajanam sthira-jarigamdénam
prajapatinadm asi sambhavisnuh
