Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.3.9
Nirodha· Winding upCosmic Annihilation Begins With Drought
“As cosmic annihilation approaches, a terrible drought takes place on earth for one hundred years. For one hundred years the heat of the sun gradually increases, and its blazing heat begins to torment the three worlds.”
What the purport teaches
- As cosmic annihilation approaches, a terrible drought takes place on earth.
- The drought lasts one hundred years, while the sun’s heat gradually increases.
- The sun’s blazing heat torments the three worlds, showing the vast reach of this destruction.
Try this today
Read the translation slowly once, noting the duration and reach of the drought.
Ask yourself
How does this description affect my sense that material conditions will always remain stable?
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.