TEXT 12
yavan kalpo vikalpo va
yatha kalo 'numiyate
bhuta-bhavya-bhavac-chabda
ayur-manam ca yat satah
SYNONYMS
yavanas it is; kalpahthe duration of time between creation and annihilation; vikalpahsubsidiary creation and annihilation; vaeither; yathaas also; kalahthe time; anumiyateis measured; bhutapast; bhavyafuture; bhavatpresent; sabdahsound; ayuhduration of life; manammeasurement; caalso; yatwhich; satahof all living beings in all planets.
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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