nityadā hy ańga bhūtāni

bhavanti na bhavanti ca

kālenālakṣya-vegena

sūkṣmatvāt tan na dṛśyate

nityada -- constantly; hi -- indeed; anga -- My dear Uddhava; bhutani -- created bodies; bhavanti -- come into being; na bhavanti -- go out of being; ca -- and; kalena -- by time; alakshya -- imperceptible; vegena -- whose speed; sukshmatvat -- because of being very subtle; tat -- that; na drisyate -- 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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