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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 2.8.13
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 13
- kālasyānugatir yā tu
- lakṣyate 'ṇvī bṛhaty api
- yāvatyaḥ karma-gatayo
- yādṛśīr dvija-sattama
kālasyaof eternal time — of eternal time; anugatiḥbeginning — beginning; yāas they are tuas they are — as they are; lakṣyateexperienced — experienced; aṇvīsmall — small; bṛhatīgreat — great; apieven — even; yāvatyaḥas long as — as long as; karmain terms of the work performed-gatayaḥin terms of the work performed — in terms of the work performed; yādṛśīḥas it may — as it may; dvijaO purest of all brāhmaṇas-sattamaO purest of all brāhmaṇas — O purest of all brāhmaṇas.
O purest of the brāhmaṇas, please also explain the cause of the different durations of time, both short and long, as well as the beginning of time, following the course of action.