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    siva.sh/srimad-bhagavatam/skandam-2/8/14
    यस्मिन् कर्मसमावायो यथा येनोपगृह्यते । गुणानां गुणिनां चैव परिणाममभीप्सताम् ।। २-८-१४ ।।yasmin karmasamAvAyo yathA yenopagRhyate | guNAnAM guNinAM caiva pariNAmamabhIpsatAm || 2-8-14 ||Then again, kindly describe how the proportionate accumulation of the reactions resulting from the different modes of material nature act upon the desiring living being, promoting or degrading him among the different species of life, beginning from the demigods down to the most insignificant creatures. ।। 2-8-14 ।।
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    siva.sh/srimad-bhagavatam/skandam-2/8/13
    कालस्यानुगतिर्या तु लक्ष्यतेऽण्वी बृहत्यपि । यावत्यः कर्मगतयो यादृशीर्द्विजसत्तम ।। २-८-१३ ।।kAlasyAnugatiryA tu lakSyate'NvI bRhatyapi | yAvatyaH karmagatayo yAdRzIrdvijasattama || 2-8-13 ||O purest of the brāhmaṇas, please also explain the cause of the different durations of time, both short and long, as well as the beginning of time, following the course of action. ।। 2-8-13 ।।
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    siva.sh/srimad-bhagavatam/skandam-2/8/12
    यावान् कल्पो विकल्पो वा यथा कालोऽनुमीयते । भूतभव्यभवच्छब्द आयुर्मानं च यत्सतः ।। २-८-१२ ।।yAvAn kalpo vikalpo vA yathA kAlo'numIyate | bhUtabhavyabhavacchabda AyurmAnaM ca yatsataH || 2-8-12 ||Also please explain the duration of time between creation and annihilation, and that of other subsidiary creations, as well as the nature of time, indicated by the sound of past, present and future. Also, please explain the duration and measurement of life of the different living beings known as the demigods, the human beings, etc., in different planets of the universe. ।। 2-8-12 ।।
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    siva.sh/srimad-bhagavatam/skandam-2/8/11
    पुरुषावयवैर्लोकाः सपालाः पूर्वकल्पिताः । लोकैरमुष्यावयवाः सपालैरिति शुश्रुम ।। २-८-११ ।।puruSAvayavairlokAH sapAlAH pUrvakalpitAH | lokairamuSyAvayavAH sapAlairiti zuzruma || 2-8-11 ||O learned brāhmaṇa, it was formerly explained that all the planets of the universe with their respective governors are situated in the different parts of the gigantic body of the virāṭ-puruṣa. I have also heard that the different planetary systems are supposed to be in the gigantic body of the virāṭ-puruṣa. But what is their actual position? Will you please explain that? ।। 2-8-11 ।।
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    siva.sh/srimad-bhagavatam/skandam-2/8/10
    स चापि यत्र पुरुषो विश्वस्थित्युद्भवाप्ययः । मुक्त्वाऽऽत्ममायां मायेशः शेते सर्वगुहाशयः ।। २-८-१० ।।sa cApi yatra puruSo vizvasthityudbhavApyayaH | muktvA''tmamAyAM mAyezaH zete sarvaguhAzayaH || 2-8-10 ||Please also explain the Personality of Godhead, who lies in every heart as the Supersoul, and as the Lord of all energies, but is untouched by His external energy. ।। 2-8-10 ।।
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    siva.sh/srimad-bhagavatam/skandam-2/8/9
    अजः सृजति भूतानि भूतात्मा यदनुग्रहात् । ददृशे येन तद्रूपं नाभिपद्मसमुद्भवः ।। २-८-९ ।।ajaH sRjati bhUtAni bhUtAtmA yadanugrahAt | dadRze yena tadrUpaM nAbhipadmasamudbhavaH || 2-8-9 ||Brahmā, who was not born of a material source but of the lotus flower coming out of the navel abdomen of the Lord, is the creator of all those who are materially born. Of course, by the grace of the Lord, Brahmā was able to see the form of the Lord. ।। 2-8-9 ।।
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    siva.sh/srimad-bhagavatam/skandam-2/8/8
    आसीद्यदुदरात्पद्मं लोकसंस्थानलक्षणम् । यावानयं वै पुरुष इयत्तावयवैः पृथक् । तावानसाविति प्रोक्तः संस्थावयववानिव ।। २-८-८ ।।AsIdyadudarAtpadmaM lokasaMsthAnalakSaNam | yAvAnayaM vai puruSa iyattAvayavaiH pRthak | tAvAnasAviti proktaH saMsthAvayavavAniva || 2-8-8 ||If the Supreme Personality of Godhead, from whose abdomen the lotus stem sprouted, is possessed of a gigantic body according to His own caliber and measurement, then what is the specific difference between the body of the Lord and those of common living entities? ।। 2-8-8 ।।
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    siva.sh/srimad-bhagavatam/skandam-2/8/7
    यदधातुमतो ब्रह्मन् देहारम्भोऽस्य धातुभिः । यदृच्छया हेतुना वा भवन्तो जानते यथा ।। २-८-७ ।।yadadhAtumato brahman dehArambho'sya dhAtubhiH | yadRcchayA hetunA vA bhavanto jAnate yathA || 2-8-7 ||O learned brāhmaṇa, the transcendental spirit soul is different from the material body. Does he acquire the body accidentally or by some cause? Will you kindly explain this, for it is known to you. ।। 2-8-7 ।।
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    siva.sh/srimad-bhagavatam/skandam-2/8/6
    धौतात्मा पुरुषः कृष्णपादमूलं न मुञ्चति । मुक्तसर्वपरिक्लेशः पान्थः स्वशरणं यथा ।। २-८-६ ।।dhautAtmA puruSaH kRSNapAdamUlaM na muJcati | muktasarvapariklezaH pAnthaH svazaraNaM yathA || 2-8-6 ||A pure devotee of the Lord whose heart has once been cleansed by the process of devotional service never relinquishes the lotus feet of Lord Kṛṣṇa, for they fully satisfy him, as a traveler is satisfied at home after a troubled journey. ।। 2-8-6 ।।
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    siva.sh/srimad-bhagavatam/skandam-2/8/5
    प्रविष्टः कर्णरन्ध्रेण स्वानां भावसरोरुहम् । धुनोति शमलं कृष्णः सलिलस्य यथा शरत् ।। २-८-५ ।।praviSTaH karNarandhreNa svAnAM bhAvasaroruham | dhunoti zamalaM kRSNaH salilasya yathA zarat || 2-8-5 ||The sound incarnation of Lord Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Soul [i.e., Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam], enters into the heart of a self-realized devotee, sits on the lotus flower of his loving relationship, and thus cleanses the dust of material association, such as lust, anger and hankering. Thus it acts like autumnal rains upon pools of muddy water. ।। 2-8-5 ।।