Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.11.38
Āśraya· The supreme shelterThe Supreme Lord Controls Time
“The duration of the two parts of Brahmā’s life, as above mentioned, is calculated to be equal to one nimeṣa [less than a second] for the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is unchanging and unlimited and is the cause of all causes of the universe.”
What the purport teaches
- Brahmā’s entire life is compared to one nimeṣa, less than a second, for the unlimited Supreme Personality of Godhead. This gives only a hint of the Lord’s unlimited time.
- The purport worships Govinda as the Supreme Personality of Godhead and the cause of all causes. Innumerable Brahmās live within one breath of His plenary portion, Mahā-Viṣṇu.
- The Lord’s form, sleep and breathing cannot be measured by human limitations. Eternal time continues beyond Brahmā’s life, but cannot control the Lord, who controls time.
Try this today
Offer a brief prayer to Govinda, acknowledging Him as the cause of all causes and the controller of time.
Ask yourself
How might I be limiting my understanding of the Lord to human capacities?
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.