SB 12.4.36

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

SB 12.4.35

SB 12.4.37

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 36

kāla-sroto-javenāśu
hriyamāṇasya nityadā
pariṇāmināṁ avasthās tā
janma-pralaya-hetavaḥ

SYNONYMS

kāla—of time; srotaḥ—of the mighty current; javena—by the force; āśu—rapidly; hriyamāṇasya—of that which is being taken away; nityadā—constantly; pariṇāminām—of things subject to transformation; avasthāḥ—the various conditions; tāḥ—they; janma—of birth; pralaya—and annihilation; hetavaḥ—the causes.

TRANSLATION

All material entities undergo transformation and are constantly and swiftly eroded by the mighty currents of time. The various stages of existence that material things exhibit are the perpetual causes of their generation and annihilation.