SB 12.11.31
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 31
kālo deśaḥ kriyā kartā
karaṇaṁ kāryam āgamaḥ
dravyaṁ phalam iti brahman
navadhokto 'jayā hariḥ
SYNONYMS
kālaḥ—time; deśaḥ—place; kriyā—endeavor; kartā—performer; karaṇam—instrument; kāryam—specific ritual; āgamaḥ—scripture; dravyam—paraphernalia; phalam—result; iti—thus; brahman—O brāhmaṇa, Śaunaka; navadhā—in nine phases; uktaḥ—described; ajayā—in terms of the material energy; hariḥ—Lord Hari.
TRANSLATION
Being the source of the material energy, the Personality of Godhead Lord Hari in His expansion as the sun-god is described in nine aspects, O Śaunaka: the time, the place, the endeavor, the performer, the instrument, the specific ritual, the scripture, the paraphernalia of worship and the result to be achieved.