yatha kulala-cakrena bhramata saha bhramatam tad-asrayanam
pipilikadinam gatir anyaiva pradesantaresv apy upalabhyamanatvad
evam naksatra-rasibhir upalaksitena kala-cakrena dhruvam merum ca
pradaksinena paridhavata saha paridhavamananam tad-asrayanam
suryadinam grahanam gatir anyaiva naksatrantare rasy-antare
copalabhyamanatvat.
sah-Sukadeva Gosvami; ha-very clearly; uvaca-answered; yatha-just as; kulala-cakrena-a potter's wheel; bhramata-turning around; saha-with; bhramatam-of those turning around; tat-asrayanam-being located on that (wheel); pipilika-adinam-of small ants; gatih-the motion; anya-other; eva-certainly; pradesa-antaresu-in different locations; api-also; upalabhyamanatvat-due to being experienced; evam-similarly; naksatra-rasibhih-by the stars and signs; upalaksitena-being seen; kala-cakrena-with the great wheel of time; dhruvam-the star known as Dhruvaloka; merum-the mountain known as Sumeru; ca-and; pradaksinena-on the right; paridhavata-going around; saha-with; paridhavamananam-of those going around; tat-asrayanam-whose shelter is that wheel of time; surya-adinam-headed by the sun; grahanam-of the planets; gatih-the motion; anya-other; eva-certainly; naksatra-antare-in different stars; rasi-antare-in different signs; ca-and; upalabhyamanatvat-due to being observed.