Shanti Parva 224.49
Rahular Itihasa / M. N. Dutt · Shanti Parva Chapter 224 · Verse 49
Sanskrit Original
तमिन्द्रियाणि सर्वाणि नानुपश्यन्ति पञ्चधा। आहुश्चै केचिदग्नि केचिदाहुः प्रजापतिम्॥ ऋतून् मासार्धमासांश्च दिवसांश्च क्षणांस्तथा। पूर्वाह्लमपराहं च मध्याह्नमपि चापरे॥ मुहूर्तमपि चैवाहुरेकं सन्तमनेकधा। तं कालमिति जानीहि यस्य सर्वमिदं वशे॥
All the five senses cannot perceive Brahma. Some have said that Brahma is Fire ; some that he is Prajapati, some that he is the Seasons; some that he is the Month; some that he is the Fortnight; some that he is the Days; some that he is the Hours; some that he is the Morning; some that he is the Noon; some that he is the Evening, and some that he is the Moment. Thus various people speak variously of him, who is one. Know that he is Eternity, under whose control exist all things.