# SB 2.8.13 > कालस्यानुगतिर्या तु लक्ष्यतेऽण्वी बृहत्यपि । > यावत्यः कर्मगतयो यादृशीर्द्विजसत्तम ॥१३॥ ## Text > kālasyānugatir yā tu > lakṣyate 'ṇvī bṛhaty api > yāvatyaḥ karma-gatayo > yādṛśīr dvija-sattama ## Synonyms *kālasya*—of eternal time; *anugatiḥ*—beginning; *yā* *tu*—as they are; *lakṣyate*—experienced; *aṇvī*—small; *bṛhatī*—great; *api*—even; *yāvatyaḥ*—as long as; *karma*-*gatayaḥ*—in terms of the work performed; *yādṛśīḥ*—as it may; *dvija*-*sattama*—O purest of all *brāhmaṇas.* ## Translation **O purest of the brāhmaṇas, please also explain the cause of the different durations of time, both short and long, as well as the beginning of time, following the course of action.**