Shloka 13
Brahmā’s Secondary Creation, Kāla (Eternal Time), and the Taxonomy of Species
यथेदानीं तथाग्रे च पश्चादप्येतदीदृशम् ॥ १३ ॥
yathedānīṁ tathāgre ca paścād apy etad īdṛśam
Kung ano ang anyo ng sansinukob ngayon, gayon din noon, at gayon din sa hinaharap ay mananatili.
There is a systematic schedule for the perpetual manifestation, maintenance and annihilation of the material world, as stated in Bhagavad-gītā (9.8) : bhūta-grāmam imaṁ kṛtsnam avaśaṁ prakṛter vaśāt. As it is created now and as it will be destroyed later on, so also it existed in the past and again will be created, maintained and destroyed in due course of time. Therefore, the systematic activities of the time factor are perpetual and eternal and cannot be stated to be false. The manifestation is temporary and occasional, but it is not false as claimed by the Māyāvādī philosophers.
FAQs
This verse states that the cosmos follows a consistent pattern—what is seen now was present in the beginning and continues similarly afterward—pointing to cyclical creation governed by time and divine order.
In the context of Canto 3’s creation narrative, he highlights the regularity of cosmic manifestation and dissolution, helping the listener understand that the Lord’s arrangement operates through recurring stages rather than random change.
It encourages steadiness: life’s conditions rise and fall in patterns, so one can cultivate detachment, patience, and devotion by remembering that worldly states are temporary phases within a larger order.