Canto & Chapters
Canto 2, Chapter 8
Chapter 8
Verse 13 (SB 2.8.13)
SB 2.8.13 • मूल श्लोक
कालस्यानुगतिर्या तु लक्ष्यतेऽण्वी बृहत्यपि । यावत्य: कर्मगतयो यादृशीर्द्विजसत्तम ॥ १३ ॥
Transliteration
kālasyānugatir yā tu lakṣyate ’ṇvī bṛhaty api yāvatyaḥ karma-gatayo yādṛśīr dvija-sattama
Synonyms (Word-for-Word)
kālasya — of eternal time; anugatiḥ — beginning; yā tu — as they are; lakṣyate — experienced; aṇvī — small; bṛhatī — great; api — even; yāvatyaḥ — as long as; karma-gatayaḥ — in terms of the work performed; yādṛśīḥ — as it may; dvija-sattama — O purest of all brāhmaṇas..
Translation
“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.”