SB 12.4.3

SB 12.4.3

Devanagari

तदन्ते प्रलयस्तावान् ब्राह्मी रात्रिरुदाहृता । त्रयो लोका इमे तत्र कल्पन्ते प्रलयाय हि ॥ ३ ॥

Verse text

tad-ante pralayas tāvān brāhmī rātrir udāhṛtā trayo lokā ime tatra kalpante pralayāya hi

Synonyms

tat ante — after those (thousand cycles of ages) ; pralayaḥ the annihilation ; tāvān of the same duration ; brāhmī of Brahmā ; rātriḥ the nighttime ; udāhṛtā is described ; trayaḥ the three ; lokāḥ worlds ; ime these ; tatra at that time ; kalpante are prone ; pralayāya to annihilation ; hi indeed .

Translation

After one day of Brahmā, annihilation occurs during his night, which is of the same duration. At that time all the three planetary systems are subject to destruction.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

After one day of Brahmā, annihilation occurs during his night, which is of the same duration. At that time all the three planetary systems are subject to destruction. [Note: At the beginning of Brahmā’s night, the planets including Svarga are flooded. Later all the planets and Brahmā enter into Viṣṇu.] Tāvat means one thousand cycles of four yugas.