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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.9.14
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 14
- sarvaṁ kāla-kṛtaṁ manye
- bhavatāṁ ca yad-apriyam
- sapālo yad-vaśe loko
- vāyor iva ghanāvaliḥ
sarvamall this — all this; kāladone by inevitable time-kṛtamdone by inevitable time — done by inevitable time; manyeI think — I think; bhavatāmfor you also cafor you also — for you also; yatwhatever — whatever; apriyamdetestable — detestable; sawith the rulers-pālaḥwith the rulers — with the rulers; yatunder the control of that time-vaśeunder the control of that time — under the control of that time; lokaḥeveryone in every planet — everyone in every planet; vāyoḥthe wind carries — the wind carries; ivaas — as; ghanaa line of clouds-āvaliḥa line of clouds — a line of clouds.
In my opinion, this is all due to inevitable time, under whose control everyone in every planet is carried, just as the clouds are carried by the wind.
There is control by time all over the space within the universe, as there is control by time all over the planets. All the big gigantic planets, including the sun, are being controlled by the force of air, as the clouds are carried by the force of air. Similarly, the inevitable kāla, or time, controls even the action of the air and other elements. Everything, therefore, is controlled by the supreme kāla, a forceful representative of the Lord within the material world. Thus Yudhiṣṭhira should not be sorry for the inconceivable action of time. Everyone has to bear the actions and reactions of time as long as one is within the conditions of the material world. Yudhiṣṭhira should not think that he had committed sins in his previous birth and is suffering the consequence. Even the most pious has to suffer the condition of material nature. But a pious man is faithful to the Lord, for he is guided by the bona fide brāhmaṇa and Vaiṣṇava following the religious principles. These three guiding principles should be the aim of life. One should not be disturbed by the tricks of eternal time. Even the great controller of the universe, Brahmājī, is also under the control of that time; therefore, one should not grudge being thus controlled by time despite being a true follower of religious principles.