yas tāvad asya balavān iha jīvitāśāṁ
yas tāvad asya balavān iha jīvitāśāṁ
sadyaś chinatty animiṣāya namo ’stu tasmai
People engaged in material work do not heed the auspicious actions of your worship, found in Pañcarātra scriptures made by you, and authorized by you as the correct form of worship. I offer my respects to the Lord who as powerful time quickly destroys the aspiration to live for these non-devotees.
Having spoken of the Lord as the universal form, Brahmā now offers respect to the Lord as the form of time which controls the universe. Men are inattentive (pramattaḥ) to auspicious action, worship of you. But some people say that the Lord is worshipped by karma and jñāna, since it is said:
sva-karmaṇā tam abhyarcya siddhiṁ vindati mānavaḥ
Worshiping the Lord by karmas, a man achieves success. BG 18.46
jñānino jñāna-yajñena yajanti jñāna-vigraham:
The jñānīs worship you by the sacrifice of knowledge. SB 10.40.6
In answer to this Brahmā says, “This worship is declared as your real worship.”
ye vai bhagavatā proktā upāyā hy ātma-labdhaye
añjaḥ puṁsām aviduṣāṁ viddhi bhāgavatān hi tān
Even ignorant living entities can very easily come to know the Supreme Lord if they adopt those means prescribed by the Supreme Lord. The process recommended by the Lord is to be known as bhāgavata-dharma. SB 11.2.34
Mokṣa-dharma says pañcarātrasya kṛtsnasya vaktā tu bhagavān svayam: the speaker of Pañcarātra is the Lord himself. This is indicated by sve. Svemeans “made by yourself.” Time affects those other than the devotees. Time quickly kills the aspirations for life of non-devotees (asya), what to speak of their desires for enjoyment.
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yasmād bibhemy aham api dviparārdha-dhiṣṇyam
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