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## Third Chapter
Saluting the ancient sage, Vrishabhanatha, the invincible, the Jina, I will explain the introduction of this great Purana.
1. Time is considered to be without beginning and end, its characteristic being change. It is the measure of the universe, being as subtle as the smallest atom.
2. Though countless, it is capable of bringing about the transformation of an infinite number of substances, thus becoming infinite itself.
3. Just as the nail fixed beneath the potter's wheel is the cause of its rotation, so too is time the cause of the transformation of substances.
4. Even though substances change on their own, time is the facilitator of their transformation. Each substance undergoes its own transformation according to its inherent qualities, and there is no merging of one into another.
5. Some people believe that time does not exist in the five basic substances (jiva, pudgala, dharma, adharma, and akasha) because it is not found in them. However, this is incorrect because time is found in the six substances, and its existence is also supported by logic.
6. The existence of time is evident in the world through the use of terms like "hour," "minute," etc. These are merely transformations, and every transformation must have a basis. Without a basis, there can be no transformation. Therefore, the basis of the time we experience in our daily lives is time itself.