SB 12.4.3 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 12.4.3

तदन्ते प्रलयस्तावान् ब्राह्मी रात्रिरुदाहृता । त्रयो लोका इमे तत्र कल्पन्ते प्रलयाय हि ॥ ३ ॥

tad-ante pralayas tāvān

[tad-ante pralayas taavaan]

brāhmī rātrir udāhṛtā

[braahmee raatrir udaahritaa]

trayo lokā ime tatra

[trayo lokaa ime tatra]

kalpante pralayāya hi

[kalpante pralayaaya hi]

Word-for-word

tat-ante — after those (thousand cycles of ages) pralayaḥ — the annihilation tāvān — of the same duration brāhmī — of Brahmā rātriḥ — the nighttime udāhṛtā — is described trayaḥ — the three lokāḥ — worlds ime — these tatra — at that time kalpante — are prone pralayāya — to annihilation hi — indeed.

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

tad-ante pralayas tāvān

tat-ante

after those (thousand cycles of ages)

pralayaḥ

the annihilation

tāvān

of the same duration

brāhmī rātrir udāhṛtā

brāhmī

of Brahmā

rātriḥ

the nighttime

udāhṛtā

is described

trayo lokā ime tatra

trayaḥ

the three

lokāḥ

worlds

ime

these

tatra

at that time

kalpante pralayāya hi

kalpante

are prone

pralayāya

to annihilation

indeed.

After one day of Brahmā, annihilation occurs during his night, which is of the same duration. At that time all the three planetary systems are subject to destruction.

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

After one day of Brahmā, annihilation occurs during his night, which is of the same duration. At that time all the three planetary systems are subject to destruction. [Note: At the beginning of Brahmā’s night, the planets including Svarga are flooded. Later all the planets and Brahmā enter into Viṣṇu.] Tāvat means one thousand cycles of four yugas.

Personal Guidance

After Brahma's day comes his night — and the three worlds dissolve. Sleep at the cosmic level is annihilation; even creation needs rest. Hearing this we begin to see our own rhythms of activity and stillness as miniatures of this universal pulse.

Reflection Questions

Where in my life am I refusing the night — the necessary rest and dissolution?
What habits of stillness keep me aligned with this cosmic in-breath and out-breath?

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