Glories of Devotees

2024-05-23
Srimad Bhagavatam 02.08.11-12 - Glories of Devotees (download mp3)
by Dayal Chandra Prabhu at ISKCON Chowpatty


SB 02.08.11
puruṣāvayavair lokāḥ
sapālāḥ pūrva-kalpitāḥ
lokair amuṣyāvayavāḥ
sa-pālair iti śuśruma

Translation:
O learned brāhmaṇa, it was formerly explained that all the planets of the universe with their respective governors are situated in the different parts of the gigantic body of the virāṭ-puruṣa. I have also heard that the different planetary systems are supposed to be in the gigantic body of the virāṭ-puruṣa. But what is their actual position? Will you please explain that?


SB 02.08.12
yāvān kalpo vikalpo vā
yathā kālo ’numīyate
bhūta-bhavya-bhavac-chabda
āyur-mānaṁ ca yat sataḥ

Translation:
Also please explain the duration of time between creation and annihilation, and that of other subsidiary creations, as well as the nature of time, indicated by the sound of past, present and future. Also, please explain the duration and measurement of life of the different living beings known as the demigods, the human beings, etc., in different planets of the universe.

Purport:
Past, present and future are different features of time to indicate the duration of life for the universe and all its paraphernalia, including the different living beings in different planets.

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