Devanagari
युगानि युगधर्मांश्च मानं प्रलयकल्पयो: ।
कालस्येश्वररूपस्य गतिं विष्णोर्महात्मन: ॥ १७ ॥
Verse text
yugāni yuga-dharmāṁś ca
mānaṁ pralaya-kalpayoḥ
kālasyeśvara-rūpasya
gatiṁ viṣṇor mahātmanaḥ
Synonyms
yugāni
—
the ages of the universal history
;
yuga
—
dharmān — the special qualities of each age
;
ca
—
and
;
mānam
—
the measurement
;
pralaya
—
of annihilation
;
kalpayoḥ
—
and of universal maintenance
;
kālasya
—
of time
;
īśvara
—
rūpasya — the representation of the Personality of Godhead
;
gatim
—
the movement
;
viṣṇoḥ
—
of Lord Viṣṇu
;
mahā
—
ātmanaḥ — the Supreme Soul .
Translation
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.
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
Please explain the yugas, their specific qualities, the duration of maintenance and destruction of the universe, and the movement of time, which is the direct representation of the Supreme Lord, the soul of all, Viṣṇu.
Tell me about the yugas, and the duration of maintenance and destruction (pralaya-kalpayoḥ). This is not a material question, since time is a representative of the Lord.