यावान् कल्पोविकल्पो वा यथा कालोऽनुमीयते । भूतभव्यभवच्छब्द आयुर्मानं च यत् सत: ॥ १२ ॥
yavan kalpo vikalpo va yatha kalo ’numiyate bhuta-bhavya-bhavac-chabda ayur-manam ca yat satah
- yavan
- as it is
- kalpah
- the duration of time between creation and annihilation
- vikalpah
- subsidiary creation and annihilation
- va
- either
- yatha
- as also
- kalah
- the time
- anumiyate
- is measured
- bhuta
- past
- bhavya
- future
- bhavat
- present
- sabdah
- sound
- ayuh
- duration of life
- manam
- measurement
- ca
- also
- yat
- which
- satah
- of all living beings in all planes.
Also please explain the duration of time between creation and annihilation, and that of other subsidiary creations, as well as the nature of time, indicated by the sound of past, present and future. Also, please explain the duration and measurement of life of the different living beings known as the demigods, the human beings, etc., in different planes of the universe.