sargo nava-vidhas tasya
prÄká¹›to vaiká¹›tas tu yaḥ
kÄla-dravya-guṇair asya
tri-vidhaḥ pratisaṅkramaḥ
sargaḥ - creation; nava-vidhaḥ - of nine different kinds; tasya - its; prÄká¹›taḥ - material; vaiká¹›taḥ - by the modes of material nature; tu - but; yaḥ - that which; kÄla - eternal time; dravya - matter; guṇaiḥ - qualities; asya - its; tri-vidhaḥ - three kinds; pratisaá¹…kramaḥ - annihilation.
The scheduled creations and annihilations take place in terms of the supreme will. There are other creations due to interactions of material elements which take place by the intelligence of BrahmÄ. Later these will be more explicitly explained. At present, only preliminary information is given. The three kinds of annihilations are (1) due to the scheduled time of the annihilation of the entire universe, (2) due to a fire which emanates from the mouth of Ananta, and (3) due to one’s qualitative actions and reactions.