80 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 9, Ch. 3
kalo ’bhiyatas tri-nava-
catur-yuga-vikalpitah
tat—there; putra—of the sons; pautra—of the grandsons;
naptfndm—and of the descendants; gotrani—the family dynasties; ca—
also; na—not; Srnmahe—we do hear of; kdlah—time; abhiyétah—have
passed; tri—three; nava—nine; catur-yuga—four yugas (Satya, Treta,
Dvapara and Kali); vikalpitah—thus measured.
TRANSLATION
Twenty-seven catur-yugas have already passed. Those upon
whom you may have decided are now gone, and so are their sons,
grandsons and other descendants. You cannot even hear about
their names.
PURPORT
During Lord Brahma’s day, fourteen Manus or one thousand mahda-
yugas pass away. Brahma informed King Kakudmi that twenty-seven
mahd-yugas, each consisting of the four periods Satya, Treta, Dvapara
and Kali, had already passed. All the kings and other great personalities
born in those yugas had now departed from memory into obscurity. This
is the way of time as it moves through past, present and future.
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T WS SAAT Asea RET: |
RIAs Ta AAT BAe AT RRM
tad gaccha deva-devarnso
baladevo maha-balah
kanyd-ratnam idam rajan
nara-ratnaya dehi bhoh
tat—therefore; gaccha—you go; deva-deva-amsah—whose plenary
portion is Lord Visnu; baladevah—known as Baladeva; mahda-balah—
the supreme powerful; kanyd-ratnam—your beautiful daughter;
idam—this; rdjan—O King; nara-ratndya—unto the Supreme Per-
