nityadÄ hy aá¹…ga bhÅ«tÄni
bhavanti na bhavanti ca
kÄlenÄlaká¹£ya-vegena
sÅ«ká¹£matvÄt tan na dṛśyate

 nityadÄ - constantly; hi - indeed; aá¹…ga - My dear Uddhava; bhÅ«tÄni - created bodies; bhavanti - come into being; na bhavanti - go out of being; ca - and; kÄlena - by time; alaká¹£ya - imperceptible; vegena - whose speed; sÅ«ká¹£matvÄt - because of being very subtle; tat - that; na dṛśyate - is not seen.


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My dear Uddhava, material bodies are constantly undergoing creation and destruction by the force of time, whose swiftness is imperceptible. But because of the subtle nature of time, no one sees this.

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