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श्री भगवानुवाचकालोऽस्मि लोकक्षयकृत्प्रवृद्धोलोकान्समाहर्तुमिह प्रवृत्तः।ऋतेऽपि त्वां न भविष्यन्ति सर्वेयेऽवस्थिताः प्रत्यनीकेषु योधाः
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śhrī-bhagavān uvācha kālo ’smi loka-kṣhaya-kṛit pravṛiddho lokān samāhartum iha pravṛittaḥ ṛite ’pi tvāṁ na bhaviṣhyanti sarve ye ’vasthitāḥ pratyanīkeṣhu yodhāḥ
मूल पाठ सहायकReading aid for the sourceWord by word (पदच्छेद व अन्वय)पदच्छेद
- śhrī-bhagavān uvācha
the Supreme Lord said
- kālaḥ
time
- asmi
I am
- loka-kṣhaya-kṛit
the source of destruction of the worlds
- pravṛiddhaḥ
mighty
- lokān
the worlds
- samāhartum
annihilation
- iha
this world
- pravṛittaḥ
participation
- ṛite
without
- api
even
- tvām
you
- na bhaviṣhyanti
shall cease to exist
- sarve
all
- ye
who
- avasthitāḥ
arrayed
- prati-anīkeṣhu
in the opposing army
- yodhāḥ
the warriors
श्रीभगवान् बोले -- मैं सम्पूर्ण लोकोंका क्षय करनेवाला बढ़ा हुआ काल हूँ और इस समय मैं इन सब लोगोंका संहार करनेके लिये यहाँ आया हूँ। तुम्हारे प्रतिपक्षमें जो योद्धालोग खड़े हैं, वे सब तुम्हारे युद्ध किये बिना भी नहीं रहेंगे।
अक्षरशः अनुवाद — मूल संस्कृत श्लोक के प्रत्येक पद का प्रत्यक्ष अर्थ।
The Lord said, "I am the world-destroying Time. Manifesting myself fully, I have begun to destroy the worlds here. Even without you, none of the warriors arrayed in the hostile ranks will survive."
Direct literal rendering preserving Sanskrit philosophical terminology.
परम्परागत भाष्यTraditional commentaryTraditional Commentary (परम्परागत भाष्य)परम्परागत भाष्य
Pluralistic Tradition Neutrality (सम्प्रदाय-तटस्थता):
Classical commentaries represent distinct philosophical darshanas (Advaita, Vishishtadvaita, Dvaita). Dharma Granth presents multiple traditional viewpoints without declaring any single tradition as universal or exclusive.
Layers side by side · परतों की तुलना
Each layer is labelled by what it is. None is presented as the correct or best reading.
Original Sanskrit
Source scripture
श्री भगवानुवाच कालोऽस्मि लोकक्षयकृत्प्रवृद्धो लोकान्समाहर्तुमिह प्रवृत्तः। ऋतेऽपि त्वां न भविष्यन्ति सर्वे येऽवस्थिताः प्रत्यनीकेषु योधाः।।11.32।।
Literal translation
Translation of the source text
The Lord said, "I am the world-destroying Time. Manifesting myself fully, I have begun to destroy the worlds here. Even without you, none of the warriors arrayed in the hostile ranks will survive."
Traditional commentary
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Simple explanation
Editorial explanation, not scripture
śhrī-bhagavān uvācha—the Supreme Lord said; kālaḥ—time; asmi—I am; loka-kṣhaya-kṛit—the source of destruction of the worlds; pravṛiddhaḥ—mighty; lokān—the worlds; samāhartum—annihilation; iha—this world; pravṛittaḥ—participation; ṛite—without; api—even; tvām—you; na bhaviṣhyanti—shall cease to exist; sarve—all; ye—who; avasthitāḥ—arrayed; prati-anīkeṣhu—in the opposing army; yodhāḥ—the warriors
śhrī-bhagavān uvācha—the Supreme Lord said; kālaḥ—time; asmi—I am; loka-kṣhaya-kṛit—the source of destruction of the worlds; pravṛiddhaḥ—mighty; lokān—the worlds; samāhartum—annihilation; iha—this world; pravṛittaḥ—participation; ṛite—without; api—even; tvām—you; na bhaviṣhyanti—shall cease to exist; sarve—all; ye—who; avasthitāḥ—arrayed; prati-anīkeṣhu—in the opposing army; yodhāḥ—the warriors
शोध संदर्भResearch context · not scriptureComparative Research Noteशोध टिप्पणी
श्रीभगवान् बोले -- मैं सम्पूर्ण लोकोंका क्षय करनेवाला बढ़ा हुआ काल हूँ और इस समय मैं इन सब लोगोंका संहार करनेके लिये यहाँ आया हूँ। अनुभव तब स्पष्ट होता है जब उसे किसी एक घटना का आकस्मिक संयोग न मानकर एक नियम की तरह देखा जाए। यह पंक्ति उसी नियम को इस प्रसंग में रखती है।
A modern parallel offered for reflection. It is not part of the scripture, and it has not been checked against the original sources it may allude to.
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- 2026-10-16
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