Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 12.3.17
Manvantara· The Manus and right dutyTime Represents the Supreme Lord
“Please explain the different ages of universal history, the special qualities of each age, the duration of cosmic maintenance and destruction, and the movement of time, which is the direct representation of the Supreme Soul, the Personality of Godhead, Lord Viṣṇu.”
What the purport teaches
- The King asks about the different ages of universal history and the special qualities of each.
- He also asks about the duration of cosmic maintenance and destruction.
- Time is the direct representation of the Supreme Soul, the Personality of Godhead, Lord Viṣṇu.
Try this today
Pause once today to reflect that the movement of time represents Lord Viṣṇu.
Ask yourself
How might seeing time as the Lord’s representation change my attitude toward it?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
From Canto 10, chapter 14 onward, the translation and purports were completed by Śrīla Prabhupāda's disciples after his departure, and published by the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust.