Shiva Purana
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मुनय ऊचुः कालादुत्पद्यते सर्वं कालदेव विपद्यते ॥ न कालनिरपेक्षं हि क्वचित्किंचन विद्यते ॥ १ ॥।
The sages said:— Every thing originates from Kāla and is annihilated through Kāla. There is nothing independent of Kāla anywhere.
english translation
munaya UcuH kAlAdutpadyate sarvaM kAladeva vipadyate ॥ na kAlanirapekSaM hi kvacitkiMcana vidyate ॥ 1 ॥।
hk transliteration by Sanscriptयदास्यांतर्गतं विश्वं शश्वत्संसारमण्डलम् ॥ सर्गसंहृतिमुद्राभ्यां चक्रवत्परिवर्तते ॥ २ ॥
The whole universe caught in its mouth whirls like a wheel through the activities of creation and annihilation.
english translation
yadAsyAMtargataM vizvaM zazvatsaMsAramaNDalam ॥ sargasaMhRtimudrAbhyAM cakravatparivartate ॥ 2 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptब्रह्मा हरिश्च रुद्रश्च तथान्ये च सुरासुराः ॥ यत्कृतां नियतिं प्राप्य प्रभवो नातिवर्तितुम् ॥ ३ ॥
By his control, Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Rudra, gods and Asuras cannot transgress the laws of propriety.
english translation
brahmA harizca rudrazca tathAnye ca surAsurAH ॥ yatkRtAM niyatiM prApya prabhavo nAtivartitum ॥ 3 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptभूतभव्यभविष्याद्यैर्विभज्य जरयन् प्रजाः ॥ अतिप्रभुरिति स्वैरं वर्तते ऽतिभयंकरः ॥ ४ ॥
It classifies itself in the factors of past, present and future and makes people grow old. Thus freely lording over all it is extremely terrible.
english translation
bhUtabhavyabhaviSyAdyairvibhajya jarayan prajAH ॥ atiprabhuriti svairaM vartate 'tibhayaMkaraH ॥ 4 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptक एष भगवान् कालः कस्य वा वशवर्त्ययम् ॥ क एवास्य वशे न स्यात्कथयैतद्विचक्षण ॥ ५ ॥
O skilful one, please tell us. Who is this lord Kāla? Under whose control is he? Who does not come under his control?
english translation
ka eSa bhagavAn kAlaH kasya vA vazavartyayam ॥ ka evAsya vaze na syAtkathayaitadvicakSaNa ॥ 5 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript