Adhyaya 102

हिन्दी अर्थ

गौतम बोले भोगकी अभिलाषा रखनेवाले जीवोंको मनोवाञ्छित भोग प्रदान करनेके लिये

English

O holy sage, explain the number of Parardha as it has been mentioned before, and by doubling which the natural re¬ absorption has to be realized. Fifteen Kalas make a Nadika. In the calculation of time by means of the measurement of water it is equivalent to half of thirteen Palas (6£ Palas of water trickling down through a hole may take a Nadika of time i.e. 24 minutes to flow out completely).

हिन्दी अर्थ

गौतम बोले भोगकी अभिलाषा रखनेवाले जीवोंको मनोवाञ्छित भोग प्रदान करनेके लिये

English

O excellent brahmins, two Nadikas make one Muhurta (48 minutes). A day of twentyfour hours consists of thirty Muhurtas and thirty days make a month. Twelve months make a year and this constitutes a peiiod of a day and a night in the heaven. Three hundred and sixty human years make one divine year.

हिन्दी अर्थ

गौतम बोले भोगकी अभिलाषा रखनेवाले जीवोंको मनोवाञ्छित भोग प्रदान करनेके लिये

English

Twelve thousand divine years make a set of four Yugas. A thousand sets of four Yugas are considered to be one day of Brahma. Then, O excellent sages, almost all of those earthly

हिन्दी अर्थ

गौतम बोले भोगकी अभिलाषा रखनेवाले जीवोंको मनोवाञ्छित भोग प्रदान करनेके लिये

English

Then the imperishable lord Krsna assumes the form of Rudra and endeavours to keep the subjects within himself for the purpose of annihilation. After drinking up the water present in the elements and living beings, O brahmins, he makes the entire surface of the Earth dried up and withered.

हिन्दी अर्थ

गौतम बोले भोगकी अभिलाषा रखनेवाले जीवोंको मनोवाञ्छित भोग प्रदान करनेके लिये

English

He dries up oceans, rivers, mountains and mountain springs. He sucks up the water that is present in the nether worlds too. As every particle of water vanishes there will be seven suns, each of a thousand rays and they become increased in size due to their watery diet.

हिन्दी अर्थ

गौतम बोले भोगकी अभिलाषा रखनेवाले जीवोंको मनोवाञ्छित भोग प्रदान करनेके लिये

English

Blazing from beneath and above, O brahmins, those seven suns burn up the three worlds along with the nether worlds. On being burnt by those blazing suns, the three worlds, along with the extensive area of mountains, trees and oceans, become devoid of viscidity.

हिन्दी अर्थ

गौतम बोले भोगकी अभिलाषा रखनेवाले जीवोंको मनोवाञ्छित भोग प्रदान करनेके लिये

English

Then the entire area of the three worlds, O brahmins, has all the trees and watery parts dried up. The Earth attains the shape of the back of a tortoise. Thereafter lord Hara, the annihilator of all created be¬ ings, terrible like black fire, burns the nether worlds from below by means of the hot breath of the serpent Sesa.

हिन्दी अर्थ

गौतम बोले भोगकी अभिलाषा रखनेवाले जीवोंको मनोवाञ्छित भोग प्रदान करनेके लिये

English

From there also people proceed ahead to Janaloka on being scorched by the great sunshine ten times more power¬ ful. They are desirous of a supreme abode. After burning the entire universe, O excellent sages, the lord in the guise of Rudra, produces clouds by means* of breath expelled from his mouth.

हिन्दी अर्थ

गौतम बोले भोगकी अभिलाषा रखनेवाले जीवोंको मनोवाञ्छित भोग प्रदान करनेके लिये

English

Thereafter, rise up in the sky the Samvartaka clouds Some of these clouds are like a collyrium mountain; some are like the elephant Kumuda. Some are smoky in colour! Some are yellow.

हिन्दी अर्थ

गौतम बोले भोगकी अभिलाषा रखनेवाले जीवोंको मनोवाञ्छित भोग प्रदान करनेके लिये

English

Some are turmeric; some resemble the exudation of lac juice; some appear like lapis lazuli; and some are like sapphire. Some resemble a conch shell and others the turner's lathe; some are like Jati flower (white jasmine) and some are like Kunda. Some are scarlet coloured like the tiny insect Indragopa (glow-worm) and some are like Manahs'ita (?)

हिन्दी अर्थ

गौतम बोले भोगकी अभिलाषा रखनेवाले जीवोंको मनोवाञ्छित भोग प्रदान करनेके लिये

English

Some of the terrible clouds rise up like the petals of a Others resemble the apartments on the tops of houses; some are like the dry tracts of ground. They are huge in body and loud In their sound; they cover the sky completely.