SB 9.4.53-54 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.4.53-54

श्रीब्रह्मोवाच स्थानं मदीयं सहविश्वमेतत् क्रीडावसाने द्विपरार्धसंज्ञे । भ्रूभङ्गमात्रेण हि सन्दिधक्षो: कालात्मनो यस्य तिरोभविष्यति ॥ ५३ ॥ अहं भवो दक्षभृगुप्रधाना: प्रजेशभूतेशसुरेशमुख्या: । सर्वे वयं यन्नियमं प्रपन्ना मूर्ध्‍न्यार्पितं लोकहितं वहाम: ॥ ५४ ॥

śrī-brahmovāca

[shree-brahmovaacha]

sthānaṁ madīyaṁ saha-viśvam etat

[sthaanam madeeyam saha-vishvam etat]

krīḍāvasāne dvi-parārdha-saṁjñe

[kreedaavasaane dvi-paraardha-samjne]

bhrū-bhaṅga-mātreṇa hi sandidhakṣoḥ

[bhroo-bhanga-maatrena hi sandidhakshoh]

kālātmano yasya tirobhaviṣyati

[kaalaatmano yasya tirobhavishyati]

ahaṁ bhavo dakṣa-bhṛgu-pradhānāḥ

[aham bhavo daksha-bhrigu-pradhaanaah]

prajeśa-bhūteśa-sureśa-mukhyāḥ

[prajesha-bhootesha-suresha-mukhyaah]

sarve vayaṁ yan-niyamaṁ prapannā

[sarve vayam yan-niyamam prapannaa]

mūrdhnyārpitaṁ loka-hitaṁ vahāmaḥ

[moordhnyaarpitam loka-hitam vahaamah]

Word-for-word

śrī-brahmā uvāca — Lord Brahmā said sthānam — the place where I am madīyam — my residence, Brahmaloka saha — with viśvam — the whole universe etat — this krīḍā-avasāne — at the end of the period for the pastimes of the Supreme Personality of Godhead dvi-parārdha-saṁjñe — the time known as the end of a dvi-parārdha bhrū-bhaṅga-mātreṇa — simply by the flicking of the eyebrows hi — indeed sandidhakṣoḥ — of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, when He desires to burn the whole universe kāla-ātmanaḥ — of the form of destruction yasya — of whom tirobhaviṣyati — will be vanquished aham — I bhavaḥ — Lord Śiva dakṣa — Prajāpati Dakṣa bhṛgu — the great saint Bhṛgu pradhānāḥ — and others headed by them prajā-īśa — the controllers of the prajās bhūta-īśa — the controllers of the living entities sura-īśa — the controllers of the demigods mukhyāḥ — headed by them sarve — all of them vayam — we also yat-niyamam — whose regulative principle prapannāḥ — are surrendered mūrdhnyā arpitam — bowing our heads loka-hitam — for the benefit of all living entities vahāmaḥ — carry out the orders ruling over the living entities.

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

śrī-brahmovāca

śrī-brahmā uvāca

Lord Brahmā said

sthānaṁ madīyaṁ saha-viśvam etat

sthānam

the place where I am

madīyam

my residence, Brahmaloka

saha

with

viśvam

the whole universe

etat

this

krīḍāvasāne dvi-parārdha-saṁjñe

krīḍā-avasāne

at the end of the period for the pastimes of the Supreme Personality of Godhead

dvi-parārdha-saṁjñe

the time known as the end of a dvi-parārdha

bhrū-bhaṅga-mātreṇa hi sandidhakṣoḥ

bhrū-bhaṅga-mātreṇa

simply by the flicking of the eyebrows

indeed

sandidhakṣoḥ

of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, when He desires to burn the whole universe

kālātmano yasya tirobhaviṣyati

kāla-ātmanaḥ

of the form of destruction

yasya

of whom

tirobhaviṣyati

will be vanquished

ahaṁ bhavo dakṣa-bhṛgu-pradhānāḥ

aham

bhavaḥ

Lord Śiva

dakṣa

Prajāpati Dakṣa

bhṛgu

the great saint Bhṛgu

pradhānāḥ

and others headed by them

prajeśa-bhūteśa-sureśa-mukhyāḥ

prajā-īśa

the controllers of the prajās

bhūta-īśa

the controllers of the living entities

sura-īśa

the controllers of the demigods

mukhyāḥ

headed by them

sarve vayaṁ yan-niyamaṁ prapannā

sarve

all of them

vayam

we also

yat-niyamam

whose regulative principle

prapannāḥ

are surrendered

mūrdhnyārpitaṁ loka-hitaṁ vahāmaḥ

mūrdhnyā arpitam

bowing our heads

loka-hitam

for the benefit of all living entities

vahāmaḥ

carry out the orders ruling over the living entities.

Lord Brahmā said: At the end of the dvi-parārdha, when the pastimes of the Lord come to an end, Lord Viṣṇu, by a flick of His eyebrows, vanquishes the entire universe, including our places of residence. Such personalities as me and Lord Śiva, as well as Dakṣa, Bhṛgu and similar great saints of which they are the head, and also the rulers of the living entities, the rulers of human society and the rulers of the demigods — all of us surrender to that Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Viṣṇu, bowing our heads, to carry out His orders for the benefit of all living entities.

Purport

In Bhagavad-gītā (10.34) it is said, mṛtyuḥ sarva-haraś cāham: when the Supreme Personality of Godhead approaches as death, or the supreme controller of time, He takes everything away. In other words, all opulence, prestige and everything we possess is given by the Supreme Lord for some purpose. It is the duty of the surrendered soul to execute the orders of the Supreme. No one can disregard Him. Under the circumstances, Lord Brahmā refused to give shelter to Durvāsā Muni from the powerful Sudarśana cakra sent by the Lord.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

Brahmā said: At the end of my life when the pastimes of the Lord come to an end, Viṣṇu, through time, by a movement of his eyebrows, vanquishes the entire universe, including our places of residence. I, Śiva, as well as Dakṣa, Bhṛgu and Prajāpatis, and also the rulers of the living entities, and the rulers of the devatās—all of us surrender to Viṣṇu, whose orders we carry on our heads for the benefit of all living entities. The Lord who has the form of time, at the time of two parārdhas, destroys the universe through time. Surrendered, we carry his order on our heads so that the worlds may benefit. Therefore I cannot protect you, since you have offended his devotee.

Personal Guidance

Brahmā explains that at the end of dvi-parārdha even his abode is destroyed by Viṣṇu's eyebrow flick — he himself surrenders. The creator himself defers; no demigod can stand above the Lord's will.

Reflection Questions

Whose shelter am I seeking that they themselves are subordinate to a higher Lord?
Where am I asking demigods what only the Lord can grant?

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