ŚB 8.14.9
Devanagari
सर्गं प्रजेशरूपेण दस्यून्हन्यात् स्वराड्वपु: ।
कालरूपेण सर्वेषामभावाय पृथग्गुण: ॥ ९ ॥
कालरूपेण सर्वेषामभावाय पृथग्गुण: ॥ ९ ॥
Verse text
sargaṁ prajeśa-rūpeṇa
dasyūn hanyāt svarāḍ-vapuḥ
kāla-rūpeṇa sarveṣām
abhāvāya pṛthag guṇaḥ
dasyūn hanyāt svarāḍ-vapuḥ
kāla-rūpeṇa sarveṣām
abhāvāya pṛthag guṇaḥ
Synonyms
sargam — creation of progeny; prajā-īśa-rūpeṇa — in the form of the Prajāpati Marīci and others; dasyūn — thieves and rogues; hanyāt — kills; sva-rāṭ-vapuḥ — in the form of the king; kāla-rūpeṇa — in the form of time; sarveṣām — of everything; abhāvāya — for the annihilation; pṛthak — different; guṇaḥ — possessing qualities.
Translation
In the form of Prajāpati Marīci, the Supreme Personality of Godhead creates progeny; becoming the king, He kills the thieves and rogues; and in the form of time, He annihilates everything. All the different qualities of material existence should be understood to be qualities of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.