kÄla-sroto-javenÄÅ›u
hriyamÄṇasya nityadÄ
pariṇÄminÄá¹ avasthÄs tÄ
janma-pralaya-hetavaḥ

 kÄla - of time; srotaḥ - of the mighty current; javena - by the force; ÄÅ›u - rapidly; hriyamÄṇasya - of that which is being taken away; nityadÄ - constantly; pariṇÄminÄm - of things subject to transformation; avasthÄḥ - the various conditions; tÄḥ - they; janma - of birth; pralaya - and annihilation; hetavaḥ - the causes.


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All material entities undergo transformation and are constantly and swiftly eroded by the mighty currents of time. The various stages of existence that material things exhibit are the perpetual causes of their generation and annihilation.

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