सद्यः पतति देहोऽयं विना येन सदात्मना । तं निषेव्य कालगतिं तरत्येव हि केवलम्
This body immediately falls away for one who is without the eternal Self; by serving that Self, one alone crosses over the course of time.
आयुर्हरति सर्वेषां प्राणिनां रविरेव च । श्रीहरेः शुद्धभक्तानां सतां पुण्यवतां विना
The sun alone takes away the lifespan of all living beings, except for the pure devotees of Shri Hari, the virtuous, and the righteous.
विधेर्मानसिकान्पुत्रांश्चतुरः पश्य पुत्रक । सनकादीन्भागवतान्येषां च सुस्थिरं वमः
See, my child, the four mind-born sons of Brahma—Sanaka and the others—who are devoted to Bhagavan; their lineage is indeed firm.
रुद्राद्यान्वयसा नित्याञ्ज्ञातिनां च गुरोर्गुरून् । बालाननुपनीतांश्च पञ्चवर्षशिशून्यथा
The Rudras and others, eternal by lineage, and the teachers of teachers among their kin, as well as children not yet initiated, like five-year-old boys—
अम्यन्तरे महास्फीतान्सस्मितांश्च दिगम्बरान् । श्रीकृष्णध्यानपूताश्च तीर्थपूतांश्च वैष्णवान्
Among them are the great, prosperous ones, those who smile, those who are unclad, those purified by meditation on Shri Krishna, and Vaishnavas purified by holy places.
वेदवेदाङ्गशास्त्राणां चिन्ताहीनान्प्रफुल्लितान् । भक्त्या दिवानिशं शश्वद्धरिभावेन तत्परान्
Those free from anxiety about the Vedas, Vedangas, and scriptures, who are joyful, always intent on Hari with devotion day and night—
बाह्यपूजाविहीनांश्च पूतान्मानसिकांस्तथा । मृत्युञ्जयान्महाभागान्कालव्यालजितस्तथा
Those pure ones who lack external worship but are mentally devoted, the greatly fortunate conquerors of death, and those who have overcome the serpent of time—
सनकं च सनन्दं च तृतीयं च सनातनम् । परं सनत्कुमारं च ये स्मरन्ति च सर्वशः
Whoever remembers Sanaka, Sananda, Sanatana as the third, and the supreme Sanatkumara in every way—
तीर्थस्नानफलं लब्ध्वा मुच्यते कृतपातकात् । हरिभक्तिर्भवेत्तेषां हरिदास्यं लभन्ति च
Having obtained the fruit of bathing at holy places, one is freed from committed sins; devotion to Hari arises in them, and they attain the status of servant of Hari.
मृकण्डुबालकं पश्य कर्मणा च द्विजोत्तमम् । दशवर्षायुषं तीव्रं ज्वलन्तं ब्रह्मतेजसा
See the boy Markandeya, the best of twice-born by his deeds, ten years old, blazing with intense Brahmanic radiance.
हरिसेवनतः पश्चात्सप्तकल्पान्तजीविनम् । वोढुं पञ्चशिखं पश्य लोमशं चाऽऽसुरिं तथा
After serving Hari, he lived until the end of seven kalpas; see also Panchashikha, Lomasha, and Asuri, who endured likewise.
सर्वकर्मविहीनं च हरिसेवनतत्परम् । शतकल्पायुषं चैव ध्यायमानं हरेः पदम्
One who is devoid of all ritual acts but wholly devoted to serving Hari, meditating on the feet of Hari, lives for a hundred kalpas.
जमदग्नेः सुतं पश्य रामं तं चिरजीविनम् । हनुमन्तं बलिं व्यासमश्वत्थामानमेव च
See Rama, the son of Jamadagni, that long-lived one; Hanuman, Bali, Vyasa, and also Ashvatthama.
विभीषणं कृपं विप्रं जाम्बवन्तं च भल्लुकम् । हरिभावनया चैते शुद्धाः सुचिरजीविनः
Vibhishana, the Brahmin Kripa, Jambavan the bear—these, purified by devotion to Hari, are all exceedingly long-lived.
सिद्धेन्द्रेषु मुनीन्द्रेषु नरेष्वन्येषु चोद्धव । हरिभावनशुद्धाश्च सर्वे ते चिरजीविनः
Among the perfected beings, the foremost sages, and other men, O Uddhava, all those purified by devotion to Hari are long-lived.
प्रह्लादं पश्य दैत्येषु हिरण्यकशिपोः सुतम् । हरिद्विषो दुरन्तस्य हरिभावनतत्परम्
See Prahlada among the Daityas, son of the fierce hater of Hari, Hiranyakashipu, who is wholly devoted to contemplation of Hari.
चिरायुषं कालजितं पश्यान्यं चाप्यसंख्यकम् । अनेकजन्मतपसा लब्ध्वा जन्म च भारते
See another, countless, long-lived and victorious over time, who, having gained birth in Bharata through many lifetimes of austerity—
ये हरिं तं न सेवन्ते ते मूढाः कृतपापिनः । वासुदेवं परित्यज्य विषये निरतो जनः
Those who do not serve Hari are deluded and sinful; abandoning Vasudeva, people become absorbed in sense pleasures.
त्यक्त्वाऽमृतं महामूढो विषं भुङ्क्ते निजेच्छया । कस्य स्त्री कस्य वा पुत्रः कस्य वा बान्धवास्तथा
The utterly deluded one abandons nectar and willingly consumes poison; whose is a wife, whose is a son, and whose are relatives indeed?
कः कस्य बन्धुर्विपदि श्रीकृष्णेन विना भुवि । तस्मात्सन्तः सदा कृष्णं भजन्त्येव दिवानिशम्
Who is anyone’s friend in adversity on earth, without Śrī Kṛṣṇa? Therefore, the wise always worship Kṛṣṇa, day and night.
जन्ममृत्युजराव्याधिहरं सर्वहरं परम् । कालस्य तरणोपायं भजनं परमात्मनः
Devotion to the Supreme Self is the means to cross over time; it destroys birth, death, old age, disease, and all else.
आनन्दनन्दनस्यैव परिपूर्णतमस्य च । शृणु कालगतिं वत्स मदीयज्ञानगोचराम्
Hear now, my child, about the course of time, which is within the range of my knowledge—of Him who is the son of Ānanda, who is utterly complete.
नराणां च पितॄणां च सुराणां चापि ब्रह्मणः । नागानां राक्षसादीनां तत्परेषां च पुत्रक
O son, I will speak of the destinies of humans, ancestors, gods, Brahmā, serpents, demons, and others beyond them.
कथयामि निगूढार्थं सावधानं निशामय । सर्वस्माच्च परं स्थानं सर्वाधारो महान्विराट्
I will explain a hidden meaning; listen attentively. The Supreme Virāṭ, the great support of all, is the highest state beyond everything.
यस्य लोमसु विश्वानि चासंख्यानि च तानि च । सर्वस्माच्च परं सूक्ष्मं परमाणुं निशामय
In whose hairs exist countless universes—know that, and also know the most subtle, the ultimate atom, which is beyond all.
कालारम्भात्मकं सर्वमनूरं परमीप्सितम् । चरमः सद्विशेषाणामनेकोऽसंयुतः सदा
All that is desired is atomic, consisting of the beginning of time; the final, distinct entities are many and always uncombined.
परमाणुः स विज्ञेयो नृपामैक्यभ्रमो यतः । परमाणुद्वयेनाणुस्त्रसरेणुस्तु ते त्रयः
That ultimate atom is to be understood, from which arises the illusion of unity among kings; two such atoms make an aṇu, and three aṇus make a trasareṇu.
त्रसरेणुत्रिकेणापि त्रुटिरुक्ता मनीषिभिः । वेधस्त्रुटिशतेनैव त्रिवेधेन लवस्तथा
Three trasareṇus make a truṭi, as declared by the wise; a hundred truṭis make a vedha, and three vedhas make a lava.
त्रिलवेन निमेषश्च त्रि निमेषेण च क्षणः । काष्ठा पञ्चक्षणेनैव लघुश्च दशकाष्ठया
Three lavas make a nimeṣa, and three nimeṣas make a kṣaṇa; five kṣaṇas make a kāṣṭhā, and ten kāṣṭhās make a laghu.
लघुपञ्चदशं दण्डस्तत्प्रमाणं निशामय । द्वादशार्धपलोन्मानं चतुर्भिश्चतुरङ्गुलैः
Fifteen laghus make a daṇḍa—know this measure; twelve and a half palas by weight, and four by four aṅgulas.