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Srimad-Bhagavatam, Twelfth Canto, Chapter 7: The Purāṇic Literatures

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 17

naimittikaḥ prākṛtiko
nitya ātyantiko layaḥ
saṁstheti kavibhiḥ proktaś
caturdhāsya svabhāvataḥ

SYNONYMS

naimittikaḥ—occasional; prākṛtikaḥ—elemental; nityaḥ—continuous; ātyantikaḥ—ultimate; layaḥ—annihilation; saṁsthā—the dissolution; iti—thus; kavibhiḥ—by learned scholars; proktaḥ—described; caturdhā—in four aspects; asya—of this universe; svabhāvataḥ—by the inherent energy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

TRANSLATION

There are four types of cosmic annihilation—occasional, elemental, continuous and ultimate—all of which are effected by the inherent potency of the Supreme Lord. Learned scholars have designated this topic dissolution.

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