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ŚB 12.4.26

Devanagari

यथा जलधरा व्योम्नि भवन्ति न भवन्ति च ।
ब्रह्मणीदं तथा विश्वमवयव्युदयाप्ययात् ॥ २६ ॥

Text

yathā jala-dharā vyomni
bhavanti na bhavanti ca
brahmaṇīdaṁ tathā viśvam
avayavy udayāpyayāt

Synonyms

yathā — just as; jala-dharāḥ — the clouds; vyomni — in the sky; bhavanti — are; na bhavanti — are not; ca — and; brahmaṇi — within the Absolute Truth; idam — this; tathā — similarly; viśvam — universe; avayavi — having parts; udaya — because of generation; apyayāt — and dissolution.

Translation

Just as clouds in the sky come into being and are then dispersed by the amalgamation and dissolution of their constituent elements, this material universe is created and destroyed within the Absolute Truth by the amalgamation and dissolution of its elemental, constituent parts.