ahaá¹ gatir gatimatÄá¹
kÄlaḥ kalayatÄm aham
gunÄṇÄá¹ cÄpy ahaá¹ sÄmyaá¹
guṇiny autpattiko guṇaḥ

 aham - I am; gatiḥ - the ultimate goal; gati-matÄm - of those who seek progress; kÄlaḥ - time; kalayatÄm - of those who exert control; aham - I am; gunÄṇÄm - of the modes of material nature; ca - also; api - even; aham - I am; sÄmyam - material equilibrium; guṇini - in the pious; autpattikaḥ - natural; guṇaḥ - virtue.


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I am the ultimate goal of all those seeking progress, and I am time among those who exert control. I am the equilibrium of the modes of material nature, and I am natural virtue among the pious.

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