Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 4.29.21
Nirodha· Winding upPassing Time Gradually Reduces Our Life
“What was previously explained as Caṇḍavega, powerful time, is covered by days and nights, named Gandharvas and Gandharvīs. The body’s life span is gradually reduced by the passage of days and nights, which number 360.”
What the purport teaches
- Caṇḍavega represents powerful time. The Gandharvas and Gandharvīs represent days and nights.
- As days and nights pass, the body’s life span is gradually reduced.
- Parikrāntyā means “by traveling.” The purport describes how the unnecessary labor of passing through the year is taken to be life’s progress.
Try this today
Review today’s activities and identify one unnecessary task that merely consumed your time.
Ask yourself
Am I mistaking the passage of busy days for genuine progress?
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.