वर्तमानोऽन्ययो: कालो गुणाभिज्ञापको यथा । एवं जन्मान्ययोरेतद्धर्माधर्मनिदर्शनम् ॥ ४७ ॥
vartamano ’nyayoh kalo gunabhijnapako yatha evam janmanyayor etad dharmadharma-nidarsanam
- vartamanah
- the present
- anyayoh
- of the past and future
- kalah
- time
- guna-abhijnapakah
- making known the qualities
- yatha
- just as
- evam
- thus
- janma
- birth
- anyayoh
- of the past and future births
- etat
- this
- dharma
- religious principles
- adharma
- irreligious principles
- nidarsanam
- indicating.
Just as springtime in the present indicates the nature of springtimes in the past and future, so this life of happiness, distress or a mixture of both gives evidence concerning the religious and irreligious activities of one’s past and future lives.