Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 12.4.38
Nirodha· Winding upFour Kinds of Annihilation Describe Time
“In this way the progress of time is described in terms of the four kinds of annihilation — continuous, occasional, elemental and final.”
What the purport teaches
- The progress of time is described through four kinds of annihilation.
- Continuous and occasional annihilation are two of these kinds.
- Elemental and final annihilation complete the fourfold description.
Try this today
Write down the four kinds of annihilation: continuous, occasional, elemental and final.
Ask yourself
How does this fourfold description help you reflect on the progress of 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.