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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 3.11.33
kala-gatyopalakshitaih
apakshitam ivasyapi
SYNONYMS
evam -- thus; vidhaih -- by the process of; ahah -- days; ratraih -- by nights; kala-gatya -- advancement of time; upalakshitaih -- by such symptoms; apakshitam -- declined; iva -- just like; asya -- his; api -- although; parama-ayuh -- duration of life; vayah -- years; satam -- one hundred.
TRANSLATION
Thus the process of the exhaustion of the duration of life exists for every one of the living beings, including Lord Brahma. One's life endures for only one hundred years, in terms of the times in the different planets.
PURPORT
Every living being lives for one hundred years in terms of the times in different planets for different entities. These one hundred years of life are not equal in every case. The longest duration of one hundred years belongs to Brahma, but although the life of Brahma is very long, it expires in the course of time. Brahma is also afraid of his death, and thus he performs devotional service to the Lord, just to release himself from the clutches of illusory energy. Animals, of course, have no sense of responsibility, but even humans, who have developed a sense of responsibility, while away their valuable time without engaging in devotional service to the Lord; they live merrily, unafraid of impending death. This is the madness of human society. The madman has no responsibility in life. Similarly, a human being who does not develop a sense of responsibility before he dies is no better than the madman who tries to enjoy material life very happily without concern for the future. It is necessary that every human being be responsible in preparing himself for the next life, even if he has a duration of life like that of Brahma, the greatest of all living creatures within the universe.
Copyright (c) The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International, Inc.
His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Founder Acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness