SB 12.4.9 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 12.4.9

तत: संवर्तको वह्नि: सङ्कर्षणमुखोत्थित: । दहत्यनिलवेगोत्थ: शून्यान् भूविवरानथ ॥ ९ ॥

tataḥ saṁvartako vahniḥ

[tatah samvartako vahnih]

saṅkarṣaṇa-mukhotthitaḥ

[sankarshana-mukhotthitah]

dahaty anila-vegotthaḥ

[dahaty anila-vegotthah]

śūnyān bhū-vivarān atha

[shoonyaan bhoo-vivaraan atha]

Word-for-word

tataḥ — then saṁvartakaḥ — of destruction vahniḥ — the fire saṅkarṣaṇa — of the Supreme Lord, Saṅkarṣaṇa mukha — from the mouth utthitaḥ — arisen dahati — burns anila-vega — by the force of the wind utthaḥ — raised śūnyān — empty bhū — of the planets vivarān — the crevices atha — after that.

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

tataḥ saṁvartako vahniḥ

tataḥ

then

saṁvartakaḥ

of destruction

vahniḥ

the fire

saṅkarṣaṇa-mukhotthitaḥ

saṅkarṣaṇa

of the Supreme Lord, Saṅkarṣaṇa

mukha

from the mouth

utthitaḥ

arisen

dahaty anila-vegotthaḥ

dahati

burns

anila-vega

by the force of the wind

utthaḥ

raised

śūnyān bhū-vivarān atha

śūnyān

empty

bhū

of the planets

vivarān

the crevices

atha

after that.

Next the great fire of annihilation will flare up from the mouth of Lord Saṅkarṣaṇa. Carried by the mighty force of the wind, this fire will burn throughout the universe, scorching the lifeless cosmic shell.

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

Next the great fire of annihilation, rising from the mouth of Saṅkarṣaṇa and increased by the force of the wind, will burn the universe, scorching the lifeless planets.

Personal Guidance

From the mouth of Sankarsana rises the fire of annihilation. The same Lord who manifests the universe also withdraws it. Recognizing this single source of all becoming and unbecoming brings strange peace amid every change.

Reflection Questions

Do I see the unmaking of things in my life as random or as held by a higher hand?
What changes in my response to loss when I sense even endings come from Him?

📝 My note

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