Canto 12, Chapter 12

The Topics of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam Summarized

Verse 10 (SB 12.12.10)
SB 12.12.10 • मूल श्लोक

कालस्य स्थूलसूक्ष्मस्य गति: पद्मसमुद्भ‍व: । भुव उद्धरणेऽम्भोधेर्हिरण्याक्षवधो यथा ॥ १० ॥

Transliteration

kālasya sthūla-sūkṣmasya gatiḥ padma-samudbhavaḥ bhuva uddharaṇe ’mbhodher hiraṇyākṣa-vadho yathā

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

kālasya — of time; sthūla-sūkṣmasya — gross and subtle; gatiḥ — the movement; padma — of the lotus; samudbhavaḥ — the generation; bhuvaḥ — of the earth; uddharaṇe — in connection with the deliverance; ambhodheḥ — from the ocean; hiraṇyākṣa-vadhaḥ — the killing of the demon Hiraṇyākṣa; yathā — as it occurred.

Translation

“Other topics include the subtle and gross movements of time, the generation of the lotus from the navel of Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu, and the killing of the demon Hiraṇyākṣa when the earth was delivered from the Garbhodaka Ocean.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda