कालचक्रं भ्रमि तीक्ष्णं सर्वं निष्कर्षयज्जगत् । स्वतन्त्रमबुधस्येह किमसत्कर्मभिर्भवेत् ॥ १९ ॥
kala-cakram bhrami tiksnam sarvam niskarsayaj jagat svatantram abudhasyeha kim asat-karmabhir bhavet
- kala-cakram
- the wheel of eternal time
- bhrami
- revolving automatically
- tiksnam
- very sharp
- sarvam
- all
- niskarsayat
- driving
- jagat
- the world
- sva-tantram
- independent, not caring for the so-called scientists and philosophers
- abudhasya
- of one who does not know (this principle of time)
- iha
- in this material world
- kim asat-karmabhih bhavet
- what is the use of engaging in temporary fruitive activities.
(Narada Muni had spoken of a physical object made of sharp blades and thunderbolts. The Haryasvas understood this allegory as follows.) Eternal time moves very sharply, as if made of razors and thunderbolts. Uninterrupted and fully independent, it drives the activities of the entire world. If one does not try to study the eternal element of time, what benefit can he derive from performing temporary material activities?