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Time Devours All: Impermanence in Bhaja Govindam
January 24, 2026
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Section 9 of 13
The Body as a Time-Bound Object
Shankaracharya repeatedly humiliates bodily obsession:
"Aṅgaṁ galitaṁ palitaṁ muṇḍaṁ
Daśanavihīnaṁ jātam tuṇḍam"
The body decays publicly and undeniably.
Why?
Because time ensures no illusion survives indefinitely.
The body is not condemned—it is revealed as temporary.
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