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  "name":"SB 2.8.13",
  "h1":"SB 2.8.13",
  "label":"Text 13",
  "title":"Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 2.8.13",
  "description":"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."

} —

SB 2.8.13

कालस्यानुगतिर्या तु लक्ष्यतेऽण्वी बृहत्यपि ।
यावत्यः कर्मगतयो यादृशीर्द्विजसत्तम ॥१३॥

Text

kālasyānugatir yā tu
lakṣyate 'ṇvī bṛhaty api
yāvatyaḥ karma-gatayo
yādṛśīr dvija-sattama

Synonyms

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.