Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 12.4.1
Nirodha· Winding upHear About Time and Annihilation
“Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: My dear King, I have already described to you the measurements of time, beginning from the smallest fraction measured by the movement of a single atom up to the total life span of Lord Brahmā. I have also discussed the measurement of the different millennia of universal history. Now hear about the time of Brahmā’s day and the process of annihilation.”
What the purport teaches
- Śukadeva Gosvāmī has described time from the smallest fraction measured by an atom’s movement to the total life span of Lord Brahmā.
- He has also discussed the measurement of the different millennia of universal history.
- He now invites the King to hear about Brahmā’s day and the process of annihilation.
Try this today
Read this translation slowly, noticing the invitation to hear.
Ask yourself
How can attentive hearing help you approach a subject as vast as universal 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.