Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 4.25.43
Ūti· What drives us to actLife Spans Differ Across Planets
“The great sage Nārada continued: My dear King, those two — the man and the woman — supporting one another through mutual understanding, entered that city and enjoyed life for one hundred years.”
What the purport teaches
- The man and woman entered the city with mutual understanding and enjoyed life for one hundred years.
- The purport explains that human beings are given the concession to live up to one hundred years. The measure of those years differs from planet to planet.
- Lord Brahmā lives one hundred years according to time on Brahmaloka, while one of his days equals millions of earthly years. Standards of living also differ according to planetary life spans.
Try this today
Write one sentence explaining why one hundred years does not represent the same duration on every planet.
Ask yourself
How does this description broaden my usual understanding of a lifetime?
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.