Time, containing the seeds of both origin and destruction was made the lord of all creatures, as also of the four parts of Death viz., weapons, diseases, Yama, and acts, and, lastly of grief and joy.
कालं सर्वेशमकरोत् संहारविनयात्मकम्। मृत्योश्चतुर्विभागस्य दुःखस्य च सुखस्य च॥