In comparison to spiritual world, Material world is a place of repeated creation and destruction
Because, here everyone must suffer –
Birth, Old age, disease, death (8.16)
Constant creation and annihilation (8.17 – 8.19) – ‘Bhutva Bhutva praliyate’
aDuration of material universe is limited
1 kalpa = 1 day of Brahma = 12 hours of Brahma = 1 night of Brahma
1 kalpa = 1,000 yuga cycles. Each cycle has the following four yugas in this order and duration:
Satya-yuga = 1,728,000 years
Treta-yuga = 1,296,000 years
Dvapara-yuga = 8,64,000 years
Kali-yuga = 4,32,000 years
One lifespan of Brahma = 100 years of Brahma = 311 trillion and 40 billion earth years
Brahma’s lifespan as compared to eternity is like lightning flash
Causal ocean has innumerable Brahmas like bubbles in Atlantic
bBrahmaloka if compared to material planets — not free from birth, disease, old-age and death
cWho goes to Brahmaloka — Elevated sannyasis
dFate of Brahma — Because of service to the Lord, gets liberation
eBhutva Bhutva praliyate — Repeated creation and destruction because of being captivated by illusory energy – Explained as follows
Annihilation at Brahma’s night – all living entities remain compact in body of Vishnu.
Again manifest at arrival of day.
End of Brahma’s life all living entities remain unmanifest for millions of years, again to be manifest in another millennium FOCUS OF LEARNING: PURPORTS 8.17 – 8.19 continued…
f3 types of annihilation a living entity experiences (as per the purport), with respect to Brahma’s life
At death of the living entity every time he takes a body
gIntelligent persons– Take to Krishna Consciousness
Use human life fully in Devotional Service, chanting Hare Krishna.
No more Rebirths – Transfer in this life to the spiritual planet of Krishna and become eternally blissful