Shloka 2
The Universal Form (Virāṭ-Puruṣa): The Lord’s Entry into the Elements, the Devas, and the Origin of Varṇāśrama
कालसंज्ञां तदा देवीं बिभ्रच्छक्तिमुरुक्रम: । त्रयोविंशतितत्त्वानां गणं युगपदाविशत् ॥ २ ॥
kāla-sañjñāṁ tadā devīṁ bibhrac-chaktim urukramaḥ trayoviṁśati tattvānāṁ gaṇaṁ yugapad āviśat
បន្ទាប់មក ព្រះអម្ចាស់ឧរុក្រាមៈ បានអាស្រ័យលើទេវី ‘កាល’ ជាសក្តិខាងក្រៅ (មាយា) ហើយបានចូលទៅក្នុងក្រុមតត្តវៈម្ភៃបីក្នុងពេលតែមួយ។
The ingredients of matter are counted as twenty-three: the total material energy, false ego, sound, touch, form, taste, smell, earth, water, fire, air, sky, eye, ear, nose, tongue, skin, hand, leg, evacuating organ, genitals, speech and mind. All are combined together by the influence of time and are again dissolved in the course of time. Time, therefore, is the energy of the Lord and acts in her own way by the direction of the Lord. This energy is called Kālī and is represented by the dark destructive goddess generally worshiped by persons influenced by the mode of darkness or ignorance in material existence. In the Vedic hymn this process is described as mūla-prakṛtir avikṛtir mahadādyāḥ prakṛti-vikṛtayaḥ sapta ṣoḍaśakas tu vikāro na prakṛtir na vikṛtiḥ puruṣaḥ. The energy which acts as material nature in a combination of twenty-three ingredients is not the final source of creation. The Lord enters into the elements and applies His energy, called Kālī. In all other Vedic scriptures the same principle is accepted. In Brahma-saṁhitā (5.35) it is stated:
FAQs
This verse states that the Lord assumes His potency called Kāla (Time) and, through it, activates and enters the aggregate of the material principles, initiating cosmic manifestation.
Urukrama emphasizes the Lord’s supreme power and inconceivable ability to pervade and direct creation—He can simultaneously enter and energize all material principles.
Seeing time as the Lord’s governing potency inspires urgency and seriousness in spiritual practice—using one’s limited time for bhakti, discipline, and remembrance of God.