Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.11.28
Nirodha· Winding upEternal Time Brings Dissolution and Silence
“At the end of the day, under the insignificant portion of the mode of darkness, the powerful manifestation of the universe merges in the darkness of night. By the influence of eternal time, the innumerable living entities remain merged in that dissolution, and everything is silent.”
What the purport teaches
- Brahmā’s night comes through time’s influence upon an insignificant portion of material nature in darkness. The universe’s powerful manifestation becomes withdrawn.
- Rudra, the incarnation of darkness, effects the dissolution of the three worlds. He is represented by the fire of eternal time blazing over them.
- Innumerable living entities merge into the dissolution, and everything becomes silent. The purport compares this to a curtain dropping over the scene of the Supreme Lord’s energy.
Try this today
Sit silently for a minute and reflect on the purport’s image of the curtain dropping over the cosmic scene.
Ask yourself
What does the image of a closing curtain teach me about the Lord’s manifested energy?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
The study points, practice and question are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport. Read the full purport to go deeper.