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SB 12.4.36

Devanāgarī

कालस्रोतोजवेनाशु ह्रियमाणस्य नित्यदा । परिणामिनामवस्थास्ता जन्मप्रलयहेतव: ॥ ३६ ॥

Text

kāla-sroto-javenāśu hriyamāṇasya nityadā pariṇāminām avasthās tā janma-pralaya-hetavaḥ

Synonyms

kāla—of time;srotaḥ—of the mighty current;javena—by the force;āśu—rapidly;hriyamāṇasya—of that which is being taken away;nityadā—constantly;pariṇāminām—of things subject to transformation;avasthāḥ—the various conditions;tāḥ—they;janma—of birth;pralaya—and annihilation;hetavaḥ—the causes.

Translation

All material entities undergo transformation and are constantly and swiftly eroded by the mighty currents of time. The various stages of existence that material things exhibit are the perpetual causes of their generation and annihilation.

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