gods of each world age because of Time, the insurmountable one.

Having gained this condition you take pride in yourself, as if you were Brahma, the eternal god who is the source of all beings. This condition is not unshakeable or unlimited, whoever attains it, but because of your infantile understanding you think that it is yours.

You trust that in which no trust can be found, and think that the intransient is found in the transient. But the person affected by Time always behaves in this manner, Lord of the gods.

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You deludedly think that you possess the royal effulgence that you have sought. But it never stands firm in you, me, or anyone else. It has left many others before residing in you, and after some time you will feel it start to waver.

Like a cow leaving its home and going to another one, this effulgence has left so many royal worlds that I am unable to count them. There will be many more after you, Puran·dara.

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I do not see them now, those who used to enjoy the earth, with her trees, plants, jewels, and all its living beings and forests: Prithu, Aila, Maya, Bhima, Naraka, Shambara, Ashva·griva, Puloman, Svar·bhanu, Amita·dhvaja, Prahrada, Namuchi, Daksha, Vipra·chitti, Virochana, Hri·nisheva, Suhotra, Bhurihan, Pushpavat, Vrisha, Satyeshu, Rishabha, Bahu, Kapilashva, Virupaka, Bana, Karta·svara, Vahni, Vishva·danshtra, Nairriti, Sankocha, Varitaksha, Varahashva, Ruchi·prabhu, Vishvajit, Pratirupa, Vrishanda, Vishkara, Madhu, Hiranya·kashipu, and Kaitabha the danava.