Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 12.4.11
Nirodha· Winding upDestructive Wind Covers the Sky
“A great and terrible wind of destruction will begin to blow for more than one hundred years, and the sky, covered with dust, will turn gray.”
What the purport teaches
- A great and terrible wind will blow during universal destruction.
- This destructive wind will continue for more than one hundred years.
- Dust will cover the sky, turning it gray.
Try this today
Look at the sky today and briefly reflect that even its familiar appearance can change.
Ask yourself
How does this description challenge my sense that my surroundings are permanent?
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.