SB 12.4.9

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

SB 12.4.8

SB 12.4.10

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 9

tataḥ saṁvartako vahniḥ
saṅkarṣaṇa-mukhotthitaḥ
dahaty anila-vegotthaḥ
śūnyān bhū-vivarān atha

SYNONYMS

tataḥ—then; saṁvartakaḥ—of destruction; vahniḥ—the fire; saṅkarṣaṇa—of the Supreme Lord, Saṅkarṣaṇa; mukha—from the mouth; utthitaḥ—arisen; dahati—burns; anila-vega—by the force of the wind; utthaḥ—raised; śūnyān—empty; bhū—of the planets; vivarān—the crevices; atha—after that.

TRANSLATION

Next the great fire of annihilation will flare up from the mouth of Lord Saṅkarṣaṇa. Carried by the mighty force of the wind, this fire will burn throughout the universe, scorching the lifeless cosmic shell.