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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.11.36

तस्यैव चान्ते कल्पोऽभूद् यं पाद्ममभिचक्षते । यद्धरेर्नाभिसरस आसील्लोकसरोरुहम् ॥ ३६ ॥
tasyaiva cānte kalpo ’bhūd
[tasyaiva chaante kalpo ’bhood]
yaṁ pādmam abhicakṣate
[yam paadmam abhichakshate]
yad dharer nābhi-sarasa
[yad dharer naabhi-sarasa]
āsīl loka-saroruham
[aaseel loka-saroruham]
Word-for-word
tasya — of the Brāhma-kalpa eva — certainly ca — also ante — at the end of kalpaḥ — millennium abhūt — came into existence yam — which pādmam — Pādma abhicakṣate — is called yat — in which hareḥ — of the Personality of Godhead nābhi — in the navel sarasaḥ — from the reservoir of water āsīt — there was loka — of the universe saroruham — lotus.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tasyaiva cānte kalpo ’bhūd
tasya
of the Brāhma-kalpa
eva
certainly
ca
also
ante
at the end of
kalpaḥ
millennium
yaṁ pādmam abhicakṣate
abhūt
came into existence
yad dharer nābhi-sarasa
yam
which
pādmam
Pādma
abhicakṣate
is called
yat
in which
āsīl loka-saroruham
hareḥ
of the Personality of Godhead
nābhi
in the navel
sarasaḥ
from the reservoir of water
āsīt
there was
loka
of the universe
saroruham
lotus.
The millennium which followed the first Brāhma millennium is known as the Pādma-kalpa because in that millennium the universal lotus flower grew out of the navel reservoir of water of the Personality of Godhead, Hari.
Purport

The millennium following the Brāhma-kalpa is known as the Pādma-kalpa because the universal lotus grows in that millennium. The Pādma-kalpa is also called the Pitṛ-kalpa in certain Purāṇas.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
The kalpa at the end of the first half of Brahmā’s life is called the Pādma-kalpa because the planets took the form of a lotus in the navel lake of the Lord. The Pitr-kalpa (kalpaḥ) which occurs at the every end of the first half of Brahmā’s life is also called the Pādma-kalpa. The reason why it is called Pādmakalpa is given. It is understood from this that in every kalpa a lotus which forms all the planets does not appear. It appears only sometimes.
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Personal Guidance
The verse insists on the Lord's specific identity — not an idea of God but a person with name, form, and intent. Vague spirituality cannot reach what only personal address can.
Reflection Questions
  • What in your life are you treating as 'mine' that the verse would call 'His'?
  • What single attribute of the Lord, taken seriously today, would reorganize a corner of your life?
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