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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 2.8.12
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 12
- yāvān kalpo vikalpo vā
- yathā kālo 'numīyate
- bhūta-bhavya-bhavac-chabda
- āyur-mānaṁ ca yat sataḥ
yāvānas it is — as it is; kalpaḥthe duration of time between creation and annihilation — the duration of time between creation and annihilation; vikalpaḥsubsidiary creation and annihilation — subsidiary creation and annihilation; vāeither — either; yathāas also — as also; kālaḥthe time — the time; anumīyateis measured — is measured; bhūtapast — past; bhavyafuture — future; bhavatpresent — present; śabdaḥsound — sound; āyuḥduration of life — duration of life; mānammeasurement — measurement; caalso — also; yatwhich — which; sataḥof all living beings in all planets — of all living beings in all planets.
Also please explain the duration of time between creation and annihilation, and that of other subsidiary creations, as well as the nature of time, indicated by the sound of past, present and future. Also, please explain the duration and measurement of life of the different living beings known as the demigods, the human beings, etc., in different planets of the universe.
Past, present and future are different features of time to indicate the duration of life for the universe and all its paraphernalia, including the different living beings in different planets.