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Srimad Bhagavatam — Shashtha Skandha, Shloka 37

Citraketu’s Detachment, Nārada’s Mantra, and the Darśana of Anantadeva

Devanagari script

क्षित्यादिभिरेष किलावृत: सप्तभिर्दशगुणोत्तरैरण्डकोश: । यत्र पतत्यणुकल्प: सहाण्डकोटिकोटिभिस्तदनन्त: ॥ ३७ ॥

Transliteration

kṣity-ādibhir eṣa kilāvṛtaḥ saptabhir daśa-guṇottarair aṇḍa-kośaḥ yatra pataty aṇu-kalpaḥ sahāṇḍa-koṭi-koṭibhis tad anantaḥ

Translation

Cada universo está cubierto por siete envolturas—tierra, agua, fuego, aire, éter, la energía total y el falso ego—cada una diez veces mayor que la anterior. Innumerables universos se mueven en Ti como átomos; por eso eres llamado Ananta, el Ilimitado.

Synonyms

क्षिति-आदिभिःby earth and the rest (elements)

एषःthis

किलindeed/it is said

आवृतःis covered/enclosed

सप्तभिःby seven

दश-गुण-उत्तरैःeach ten times greater

अण्ड-कोशःthe cosmic shell (egg-case)

यत्रwhere

पततिfalls

अणु-कल्पःtiny like an atom

सहtogether with

अण्ड-कोटि-कोटिभिःwith crores upon crores of universes

तत्that

अनन्तःinfinite

Purport

The Brahma-saṁhitā (5.48) says:

Characters & Entities

Śukadeva Gosvāmī

Mahārāja Parīkṣit

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about the seven coverings of the universe?

This verse states that the universe is covered by seven layers beginning with earth, and each layer is ten times thicker than the previous, forming an egg-like cosmic shell (aṇḍa-kośa).

Who describes the countless universes in Srimad Bhagavatam 6.16.37, and to whom?

Śukadeva Gosvāmī speaks this verse to Mahārāja Parīkṣit, emphasizing the limitless nature of creation with innumerable universes.

How can reflecting on Bhagavatam’s vast cosmology help in modern spiritual life?

By seeing the immensity and order of creation, one’s ego and anxieties shrink, supporting humility and steadier devotion to the Supreme Lord who transcends all universes.