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अल्पकाल (alpakAla)

 
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English
अल्पकालम् / ALPAKĀLA(M). A short time. (Alpa=short and kāla =time). In the bhāgavata the following definition is given of alpakāla: “Take two tender leaves of a lotus and place one on the other. Let a strong man take a sharp needle and thrust it hard at the leaves. The time taken for the needle to pierce one leaf and reach the other is alpakāla”. [Bhāgavata (Malayalam version), skandha 3].