Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.22.47
Nirodha· Winding upThe Body Passes Through Nine Ages
“Impregnation, gestation, birth, infancy, childhood, youth, middle age, old age and death are the nine ages of the body.”
What the purport teaches
- Impregnation, gestation and birth are the first three ages of the body.
- Infancy, childhood and youth follow as the next three ages.
- Middle age, old age and death complete the nine ages. These are stages of the body.
Try this today
Write down the nine ages in order, labeling them “stages of the body.”
Ask yourself
How does seeing my present age as one bodily stage change my perspective?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
From Canto 10, chapter 14 onward, the translation and purports were completed by Śrīla Prabhupāda's disciples after his departure, and published by the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust.