Maitreya said: The ultimate essence of good qualities is indivisible and eternal. The atom is to be understood as the source of unity among humans.

The essence of that which exists is eternal; it is the ultimate, unparalleled reality that is continuous.

Thus, time is inferred to be both subtle and gross; the Lord, who is the enjoyer of the manifested and unmanifested, is the supreme being.

That time is the atomic particle which enjoys the atomic state; the supreme time is the one that enjoys the essence without distinction.

Two atoms are considered as one particle, and three particles are remembered as a single entity; the sun's rays, when understood, do not descend into the sky.

The time that enjoys the particle of dust is remembered as a defect; a hundred parts are the measure, and three parts are remembered as a small fraction.

A moment is known as a 'trilava', which consists of three 'kshanas'. Five 'kshanas' are known as a 'kashtha', while ten 'kshanas' make up five 'panchas'.

The light ones are indeed known as ten or five 'nadis'. Two of them are a 'muhurta', a 'prahar', or six 'yamas', or seven for humans.

The twelfth part of a 'pala' is measured by four 'angulas'. As long as it is submerged in water, it is made of golden grains with a hole.

There are four 'yamas' for mortals, and both are 'ahani'. The 'paksha' is fifteen days, the bright and the dark for humans.

The combination of these is a month for the ancestors, day and night. Two of them are the 'ritus', the southern and northern in the sky.

The twelve months are called Ayana, and a hundred years of men are defined as the supreme lifespan.

The planets, constellations, and stars revolve in the universe, and the mighty one moves without blinking at the end of the year.

The year, the leap year, the intercalary year, and the subsequent year are thus described by the wise.

He who, by his own power, creates and breathes life into beings, runs in the sky as the essence of time, spreading qualities through sacrifices. To him, I offer my homage, O Lord of the five years.

Vidura said: The lifespan of ancestors, deities, and humans is thus remembered. Please explain the destination of those who are knowledgeable about the external world.

The Lord indeed knows the movement of time; the wise perceive the universe with the eye of yoga.

Maitreya said: The four Yugas are Krita, Treta, Dvapara, and Kali, which are defined by twelve divine years.

Four, three, two, and one are the counts of the Yugas in order; they are numbered in thousands and multiplied by hundreds.

The time between the two sandhyas is said to be the Yuga, where Dharma is established among the hundred counts.

Dharma follows the four-legged beings; he departs from those who are unrighteous, growing with one foot.

In the three worlds, a thousand yugas is the day of Brahma; the night lasts as long, during which the creator does not close his eyes.

When the night ends, the cycle of creation continues; for as long as the day of the Lord lasts, the Manus enjoy for fourteen.

Each Manu enjoys his own time, and there are seventy-one sages and gods in each Manvantara; they appear simultaneously with the divine beings.

This is the daily creation of Brahma, which operates in the three worlds; it is where beings are born through their actions.

In each Manvantara, the Lord manifests his essence through his forms; this universe is upheld by the powers of the Manus and others.

Taking on the essence of darkness, the powerful one is restrained. In the time of the end of the day, he remains silent.

The worlds, along with the three great elements, are indeed enveloped by him during the night, like the moon freed from the night.

In the three worlds, being burnt by the power of the fire of attraction, the beings are tormented by the heat of the great worlds.

Until the three worlds are suddenly submerged, the fierce winds of the end of the world will flood them.

In that, the Lord Hari, who is infinite, rests in the water. With his eyes closed in yogic sleep, he is praised by the people.

Thus, by the calculations of days and nights, the lifespan of a being is perceived as if it were diminished to a hundred years.

Half of the lifespan is called the first half, and the remaining half is referred to as the second half, which is currently in progress.

In the beginning of the first half of the lifespan, there is a great entity known as Brahma, where Brahma was manifested as the sound of the Vedas.

At the end of that very period, there was a cycle known as the Lotus, from which the world was born, like a lotus emerging from the navel of Hari.

This cycle, however, is referred to as the second one in the Bharata, known as the Varaha, where the boar Hari existed.

This time is known as the two-part half, measured by moments, and is related to the unmanifested, infinite, and eternal soul of the universe.

This time is the origin of atoms, the Lord beyond the two-part half. The Supreme Lord does not command the earth; He is the essence of all beings.

This external universe, surrounded by modifications and qualities, is spread over fifty million units.

Where the ten plus additional elements enter, resembling atoms, countless other aggregates are also perceived.

They call that imperishable Brahman the cause of all causes, the supreme abode of Vishnu, the great soul.