Canto 12: The Age of Deterioration | Chapter 4: The Four Categories of Universal Annihilation |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 12.4.35
nityadā sarva-bhūtānāḿ
brahmādīnāḿ parantapa
utpatti-pralayāv eke
sūkṣma-jñāḥ sampracakṣate
SYNONYMS
nityadā — constantly; sarva-bhūtānām — of all created beings; brahma-ādīnām — beginning with Lord Brahmā; param-tapa — O subduer of the enemies; utpatti — creation; pralayau — and annihilation; eke — some; sūkṣma-jñāḥ — expert knowers of subtle things; sampracakṣate — declare.
TRANSLATION
Experts in the subtle workings of nature, O subduer of the enemy, have declared that there are continuous processes of creation and annihilation that all created beings, beginning with Brahmā, constantly undergo.
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