Bhagavad Gita · Vibhuti YogaChapter 10, Shloka 30 (10.30)
Original Sanskrit · श्रीभगवान्
प्रह्लादश्चास्मि दैत्यानां कालः कलयतामहम्
मृगाणां च मृगेन्द्रोऽहं वैनतेयश्च पक्षिणाम्
॥ 10.30 ॥
prahlādaścāsmi daityānāṃ kālaḥ kalayatāmaham
mṛgāṇāṃ ca mṛgendro'haṃ vainateyaśca pakṣiṇām
Translation
"Among the Daityas I am Prahlada, among those who count I am time (kala); among beasts I am the lion, and among birds, Garuda."
Interpretation
Shankaracharya. prahlādo nāma ca asmi daityānā ditivaṃśyānām (corpus spelling daityānā); kālaḥ kalayatāṃ kalanaṃ gaṇanaṃ kurvatām aham — among those who reckon, time; mṛgāṇāṃ ca mṛgendraḥ siṃho vyāghro vā aham; vainateyaś ca garutmān vinatāsutaḥ.
Acharya Ramanuja. anarthaprepsutayā gaṇayatāṃ madhye kālaḥ mṛtyuḥ aham — among those who reckon with intent to harm, I am time (death).
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