# The nature of time *Time (kāla) is one of Krishna's most powerful manifestations. It destroys everything material, yet has no power over devotees who are eternally connected to the Supreme Lord. The Vedas describe elaborate calculations of cosmic time spanning billions of years.* ## Time Is Krishna's Impersonal Feature ![[bg/11/32]] ![[bg/10/33]] ![[bg/10/30]] ## Time Destroys Everything Material ![[sb/1/13/19]] ![[sb/3/30/3]] ## Vedic Calculation of Time ![[sb/3/11/6]] ![[sb/3/11/7]] ![[sb/3/11/8]] ## The Four Yugas and Their Characteristics ![[sb/3/11/19]] ![[sb/1/17/24]] ![[sb/1/17/25]] ## Time Has No Power over Devotees ![[sb/1/13/20]] ![[sb/10/1/6]] ## Krishna Is Beyond Time ![[cc/madhya/21/36]] ![[bg/4/1]] ![[bg/4/5]] ## From the Index - [[index/entries/time|Time]] — Kāla - [[index/entries/kala|Kāla]] — Time factor - [[index/entries/yuga|Yuga]] — Ages - [[index/entries/eternality|Eternality]] — Beyond time