SB 12.4.6

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Twelfth Canto - Chapter 4: The Four Categories of Universal Annihilation

SB 12.4.5 - SB 12.4.7

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda

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eṣa prākṛtiko rājan

pralayo yatra līyate

aṇḍa-koṣas tu saṅghāto

vighāṭa upasādite

SYNONYMS

eṣaḥ — this; prākṛtikaḥ — of the elements of material nature; rājan — O King Parīkṣit; pralayaḥ — the annihilation; yatra — in which; līyate — is dissolved; aṇḍa-koṣaḥ — the egg of the universe; tu — and; saṅghāṭaḥ — the amalgamation; vighāte — the cause of its disruption; upasādite — being encountered.

Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda

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TRANSLATION

O King, upon the annihilation of the material elements, the universal egg, comprising the elemental amalgamation of creation, is confronted with destruction.

PURPORT

It is significant that Śukadeva Gosvāmī, the spiritual master of King Parīkṣit, is broadly discussing cosmic annihilation just before the death of his disciple. By attentively hearing the story of universal destruction, one can easily understand one's personal departure from this temporary world to be an insignificant incident within the gigantic scope of the total material manifestation. By his deep and relevant discussions of the creation of God, Śukadeva Gosvāmī, as an ideal spiritual master, is preparing his disciple for the moment of death.

SB 12.4.5 - SB 12.4.7