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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.11.1
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 1
- maitreya uvāca
- caramaḥ sad-viśeṣāṇām
- aneko 'saṁyutaḥ sadā
- paramāṇuḥ sa vijñeyo
- nṛṇām aikya-bhramo yataḥ
maitreyaḥMaitreya said uvācaMaitreya said — Maitreya said; caramaḥultimate — ultimate; sateffect — effect; viśeṣāṇāmsymptoms — symptoms; anekaḥinnumerable — innumerable; asaṁyutaḥunmixed — unmixed; sadāalways — always; paramaatoms-aṇuḥatoms — atoms; saḥthat — that; vijñeyaḥshould be understood — should be understood; nṛṇāmof men — of men; aikyaoneness — oneness; bhramaḥmistaken — mistaken; yataḥfrom which — from which.
The material manifestation's ultimate particle, which is indivisible and not formed into a body, is called the atom. It exists always as an invisible identity, even after the dissolution of all forms. The material body is but a combination of such atoms, but it is misunderstood by the common man.
The atomic description of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam is almost the same as the modern science of atomism, and this is further described in the Paramāṇu-vāda of Kaṇāda. In modern science also, the atom is accepted as the ultimate indivisible particle of which the universe is composed. Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam is the full text of all descriptions of knowledge, including the theory of atomism. The atom is the minute subtle form of eternal time.