TEXT 27
tvam adir anto bhuvanasya madhyam
ananta-saktim purusam yam ahuh
kalo bhavan aksipatisa visvam
sroto yathantah patitam gabhiram
SYNONYMS
tvamYour Lordship; adihthe original cause; antahthe cause of dissolution; bhuvanasyaof the universe; madhyammaintenance of the present manifestation; ananta-saktimthe reservoir of unlimited potencies; purusamthe Supreme Person; yamwhom; ahuhthey say; kalahthe principle of eternal time; bhavanYour Lordship; aksipatiattracting; isathe Supreme Lord; visvamthe whole universe; srotahwaves; yathaas; antah patitamfallen within the water; gabhiramvery deep.
TRANSLATION
O my Lord, You are the beginning, the manifestation and the ultimate dissolution of the three worlds, and You are celebrated in the Vedas as the reservoir of unlimited potencies, the Supreme Person. O my Lord, as waves attract branches and leaves that have fallen into deep water, You, the supreme eternal time factor, attract everything in this universe.
PURPORT
The time factor is sometimes described as kala-strota, waves of time. Everything in this material world is within the time factor and is being carried away by waves of attraction, which represent the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

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