Exerting his irresistible power, Time cooks all creatures, with the help of his ladle formed by months and seasons, the sun for his fire, and days and nights for his fuel, they being the witnesses of the fruits of every act done by every creature.
मासर्तुसंज्ञापरिवर्तकेण सूर्याग्निना रात्रिदिवेन्धनेन। स्वकर्मनिष्ठाफलसाक्षिकेण भूतानि काल: पचति प्रसह्य॥