ŚB 11.16.10
Devanagari
अहं गतिर्गतिमतां काल: कलयतामहम् ।
गुणानां चाप्यहं साम्यं गुणिन्यौत्पत्तिको गुण: ॥ १० ॥
गुणानां चाप्यहं साम्यं गुणिन्यौत्पत्तिको गुण: ॥ १० ॥
Verse text
ahaṁ gatir gatimatāṁ
kālaḥ kalayatām aham
gunāṇāṁ cāpy ahaṁ sāmyaṁ
guṇiny autpattiko guṇaḥ
kālaḥ kalayatām aham
gunāṇāṁ cāpy ahaṁ sāmyaṁ
guṇiny autpattiko guṇaḥ
Synonyms
aham — I am; gatiḥ — the ultimate goal; gati-matām — of those who seek progress; kālaḥ — time; kalayatām — of those who exert control; aham — I am; gunāṇām — of the modes of material nature; ca — also; api — even; aham — I am; sāmyam — material equilibrium; guṇini — in the pious; autpattikaḥ — natural; guṇaḥ — virtue.
Translation
I am the ultimate goal of all those seeking progress, and I am time among those who exert control. I am the equilibrium of the modes of material nature, and I am natural virtue among the pious.