3.30.1 – 5

Following the description on “Kala Swaroopam” Bhagavatham describes the miseries suffered by all beings due to Time, in this chapter.

As the clouds are unaware of the power of wind, even while drifting in the sky, the unwise live with cravings for sensual pleasures – unaware of what Time does for them.

Man seeks wealth in the form of money, land, wife, children and so on with great difficulty. But they are all perishable by Time and then he grieves about them.  Bad Karma acquired through many lifetimes keeps the intellect unwise and so we can not realize the Truth. We may hope that our wealth will  last forever and hence suffer pathetically when we lose them.

But do not doubt that a loser will divert his attention from these objects. Again and again he will strive to achieve and accumulate wealth.  Whatever body you have taken, you are constantly conscious and cautious about that alone, and thus never attain dispassion.