Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 12.2.11
Ūti· What drives us to actHuman Life Will Become Very Short
“The maximum duration of life for human beings in Kali-yuga will become fifty years.”
What the purport teaches
- The verse describes a future shortening of human life in Kali-yuga.
- The maximum duration of human life will become fifty years.
- Fifty years is described as the maximum, not the average lifespan.
Try this today
Spend one quiet minute today reflecting on the limited duration of human life.
Ask yourself
How does the prospect of a shorter life affect the way I value my time?
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.