Srimad Bhagavatam — Ekadasha Skandha, Shloka 43
Sāṅkhya Enumeration of Tattvas, Distinction of Puruṣa–Prakṛti, and the Mechanics of Birth and Death
नित्यदा ह्यङ्ग भूतानि भवन्ति न भवन्ति च । कालेनालक्ष्यवेगेन सूक्ष्मत्वात्तन्न दृश्यते ॥ ४३ ॥
nityadā hy aṅga bhūtāni bhavanti na bhavanti ca kālenālakṣya-vegena sūkṣmatvāt tan na dṛśyate
愛しきウッダヴァよ、物質の身体は時の力によって絶えず生じ、また滅している。その速さは知覚できぬほどである。だが時は微細ゆえ、誰もそれを見ない。
FAQs
This verse teaches that time continuously causes material beings and states to arise and disappear, but the change is hard to notice because it happens subtly and at an imperceptible pace.
Krishna instructs Uddhava to see the world as ever-transforming under time’s influence, helping him cultivate detachment and steadiness in devotion beyond temporary material conditions.
Remembering that situations, emotions, and possessions are always changing helps reduce anxiety and attachment, encouraging a calmer, more devotional focus on what is eternal—service to the Lord.