Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 8.24.7
Nirodha· Winding upThe Three Worlds Become Inundated
“O King Parīkṣit, at the end of the past millennium, at the end of Brahmā’s day, because Lord Brahmā sleeps during the night, annihilation took place, and the three worlds were covered by the water of the ocean.”
What the purport teaches
- Śukadeva Gosvāmī describes an annihilation at the end of the past millennium.
- This occurred at the end of Brahmā’s day, as Brahmā sleeps during the night.
- At that time, the three worlds were covered by the water of the ocean.
Try this today
Write a one-sentence summary of the setting described in this verse.
Ask yourself
What strikes you about the three worlds being covered by ocean water?
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.