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Incarnations Throughout Brahmā’s Hundred Years

“During the hundred years of Brahmā’s life, there are 504,000 manvantara-avatāras.

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 20.322, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Brahmā’s life lasts one hundred years.
  • During that lifetime, there are 504,000 manvantara-avatāras.
  • This total describes the manvantara-avatāras across Brahmā’s whole life.

Try this today

Write one sentence connecting Brahmā’s hundred-year life with the total of 504,000 manvantara-avatāras.

Ask yourself

How does considering Brahmā’s whole lifetime broaden your sense of the number of these incarnations?

Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.

The study points are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport; the practice and question are plain words for trying the verse today.

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