Canto & Chapters
The Age of Deterioration (13 Chapters)
Chapter 130v
Chapter 1
Chapter 230v
Chapter 2
Chapter 330v
Chapter 3
Chapter 430v
Chapter 4
Chapter 530v
Chapter 5
Chapter 630v
Chapter 6
Chapter 730v
Chapter 7
Chapter 830v
Chapter 8
Chapter 930v
Chapter 9
Chapter 1030v
Chapter 10
Chapter 1130v
Chapter 11
Chapter 1230v
Chapter 12
Chapter 1330v
Chapter 13
Canto 12, Chapter 4
Chapter 4
Verse 6 (SB 12.4.6)
SB 12.4.6 • मूल श्लोक
एष प्राकृतिको राजन् प्रलयो यत्र लीयते । अण्डकोषस्तु सङ्घातो विघाट उपसादिते ॥ ६ ॥
Transliteration
eṣa prākṛtiko rājan pralayo yatra līyate aṇḍa-koṣas tu saṅghāto vighāta upasādite
Synonyms (Word-for-Word)
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; saṅghātaḥ — the amalgamation; vighāte — the cause of its disruption; upasādite — being encountered.
Translation
“O King, upon the annihilation of the material elements, the universal egg, comprising the elemental amalgamation of creation, is confronted with destruction.”
Bhaktivedanta Purport
By Śrīla PrabhupādaIt 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.