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तावदेत्यात्मभूरात्म मानेन त्रुट्यनेहसा ।
पुरोवदाब्दं क्रीडन्तं ददृशे सकलं हरिम् ॥ ४० ॥
 
tavad etyatmabhur atma-
manena truty-anehasa
purovad abdam kridantam
dadrse sa-kalam harim
tavat-for so long; etya-after returning; atma-bhuh-Lord Brahma; atma-manena-by his (Brahma's) own measurement; truti-anehasa-by a moment's time; purah-vat-just as previously; a-abdam-for one year (by human measurement of time); kridantam-playing; dadrse-he saw; sa-kalam-along with His expansions; harim-Lord Hari (Sri Krsna).