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sa hovaca
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.
SYNONYMS
sahSukadeva Gosvami; havery clearly; uvacaanswered; yathajust as; kulala-cakrenaa potters wheel; bhramataturning around; sahawith; bhramatamof those turning around; tat-asrayanambeing located on that (wheel); pipilika-adinamof small ants; gatihthe motion; anyaother; evacertainly; pradesa-antaresuin different locations; apialso; upalabhyamanatvatdue to being experienced; evamsimilarly; naksatra-rasibhihby the stars and signs; upalaksitenabeing seen; kala-cakrenawith the great wheel of time; dhruvamthe star known as Dhruvaloka; merumthe mountain known as Sumeru; caand; pradaksinenaon the right; paridhavatagoing around; sahawith; paridhavamananamof those going around; tat-asrayanamwhose shelter is that wheel of time; surya-adinamheaded by the sun; grahanamof the planets; gatihthe motion; anyaother; evacertainly; naksatra-antarein different stars; rasi-antarein different signs; caand; upalabhyamanatvatdue to being observed.
TRANSLATION
Sri Sukadeva Gosvami clearly answered: When a potters wheel is moving and small ants located on that big wheel are moving with it, one can see that their motion is different from that of the wheel because they appear sometimes on one part of the wheel and sometimes on another. Similarly, the signs and constellations, with Sumeru and Dhruvaloka on their right, move with the wheel of time, and the antlike sun and other planets move with them. The sun and planets, however, are seen in different signs and constellations at different times. This indicates that their motion is different from that of the zodiac and the wheel of time itself.
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