SB 12.4.5 · Srimad-Bhagavatam

Devanagari

द्विपरार्धे त्वतिक्रान्ते ब्रह्मण: परमेष्ठिन: । तदा प्रकृतय: सप्त कल्पन्ते प्रलयाय वै ॥ ५ ॥

Verse text

dvi-parārdhe tv atikrānte brahmaṇaḥ parameṣṭhinaḥ tadā prakṛtayaḥ sapta kalpante pralayāya vai

Synonyms

dvi — parārdhe — two parārdhas ; tu — and ; atikrānte — when they have become completed ; brahmaṇaḥ — of Lord Brahmā ; parame — sthinaḥ — the most highly situated living entity ; tadā — then ; prakṛtayaḥ — the elements of nature ; sapta — seven ; kalpante — are subject ; pralayāya — to destruction ; vai — indeed .

Translation

When the two halves of the lifetime of Lord Brahmā, the most elevated created being, are complete, the seven basic elements of creation are annihilated.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

When the two halves of the lifetime of Lord Brahmā, the most elevated created being, are complete, the seven basic elements of creation are annihilated. The destruction into prakṛti is described in two verses. The first half of Brahmā’s life has passed. When the second half is completed, when Brahmā’s life has ended, the seven elements consisting of mahat-tattva, ahaṅkāra, and the five tan-mātrās are destroyed.