ye syuḥ kalpād bahir vidaḥ
vidura uvāca
pitṛ-deva-manuṣyāṇām
āyuḥ param idaṁ smṛtam
pareṣāṁ gatim ācakṣva
ye syuḥ kalpād bahir vidaḥ
Vidura said: You have described the maximum lifespan of a hundred years of the Pitrṣ, devatās and humans. Please describe the lifespan of others who, being wise, exist beyond the kalpa of Brahmā.
Idam refers to the hundred years according to their calculation. Please describe the life span (gatim) of Sanaka, Bhṛgu and others, who being very learned, remain outside the kalpa or day of Brahma.
|| 3.11.17 ||
bhagavān veda kālasya
gatiṁ bhagavato nanu
viśvaṁ vicakṣate dhīrā
yoga-rāddhena cakṣuṣā
O master! You know the movements of the Lord in the form of time. The wise see the universe through eyes perfected by yoga.
Bhagavān means you in this context. Yoga-rāddhena means by perfection of yoga.
|| 3.11.18 ||
maitreya uvāca
kṛtaṁ tretā dvāparaṁ ca
kaliś ceti catur-yugam
divyair dvādaśabhir varṣaiḥ
sāvadhānaṁ nirūpitam
Maitreya said: The four yugas of Satya, Treta, Dvāparā and Kali are described as twelve thousand years of the devatās, including the sandhyā portions.
The life spans of Bhrgu and others beyond the kalpa are equal to that of Brahmā. In order to explain the lifespan of Brahmā, the calculation of the yugas is explained. Varsaiḥ means by a thousand years. Avadhānam here means “that which is deposited.” It refers to the sandhyās at the beginning and end of the yuga.
|| 3.11.19 ||
catvāri trīṇi dve caikaṁ
kṛtādiṣu yathā-kramam
saṅkhyātāni sahasrāṇi
dvi-guṇāni śatāni ca
The yugas starting with Satya are calculated by multiplying 1200 by four, three, two and one.
Satya yuga is four thousand devatā years and the sandhyās at the beginning and end of the yuga totally eight hundred years. Treta yuga is three thousand six hundred years, and the others are similarly calculated.
|| 3.11.20 ||
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