Srimad Bhagavatam — Dvadasha Skandha, Shloka 36
Brahmā’s Day, the Four Pralayas, and the Supreme Shelter Beyond Cause–Effect
कालस्रोतोजवेनाशु ह्रियमाणस्य नित्यदा । परिणामिनामवस्थास्ता जन्मप्रलयहेतव: ॥ ३६ ॥
kāla-sroto-javenāśu hriyamāṇasya nityadā pariṇāminām avasthās tā janma-pralaya-hetavaḥ
Oleh derasnya arus waktu, segala yang berubah senantiasa cepat tergerus; berbagai tahap keberadaan benda-benda itulah yang terus-menerus menjadi sebab kelahiran dan peleburan.
FAQs
This verse says Time moves like a swift current that constantly carries all changing things forward, and the successive states produced by transformation become the causes of both their manifestation (birth) and dissolution (pralaya).
In Canto 12, Śukadeva explains cosmic dissolution and impermanence to detach Parīkṣit Mahārāja from temporary identifications and fix his attention on the eternal Supreme Lord.
Remembering that everything is carried forward by time helps reduce attachment and procrastination, encouraging steady bhakti—hearing, chanting, and serving—before opportunities and circumstances change.