Shloka 30
Nārada’s Past Life, the Lord’s Brief Vision, and the Power of Kīrtana
सहस्रयुगपर्यन्ते उत्थायेदं सिसृक्षत: । मरीचिमिश्रा ऋषय: प्राणेभ्योऽहं च जज्ञिरे ॥ ३० ॥
sahasra-yuga-paryante utthāyedaṁ sisṛkṣataḥ marīci-miśrā ṛṣayaḥ prāṇebhyo ’haṁ ca jajñire
సహస్రయుగాల కాలం గడిచిన తరువాత, ప్రభువు సంకల్పంతో బ్రహ్మా లేచి మళ్లీ సృష్టి చేయదలచినప్పుడు, మరిచి మొదలైన ఋషులు ఆయన ప్రాణాల నుండి జన్మించారు; నేనూ వారితో పాటు ప్రదర్శితుడనయ్యాను।
The duration of a day in the life of Brahmā is 4,320,000,000 solar years. This is stated also in the Bhagavad-gītā. So for this period Brahmājī rests in yoga-nidrā within the body of the Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu, the generator of Brahmā. Thus after the sleeping period of Brahmā, when there is again creation by the will of the Lord through the agency of Brahmā, all the great ṛṣis again appear from different parts of the transcendental body, and Nārada also appears. This means that Nārada appears in the same transcendental body, just as a man awakes from sleep in the same body. Śrī Nārada is eternally free to move in all parts of the transcendental and material creations of the Almighty. He appears and disappears in his own transcendental body, which is without distinction of body and soul, unlike conditioned beings.
FAQs
This verse says that when the Lord begins creation after a cosmic interval, sages headed by Marīci manifest from His life-airs (prāṇas), indicating their divine origin and role in populating the universe.
Nārada is explaining the cosmic context of his identity and authority as a spiritual teacher—showing that his existence is tied to the Lord’s creative will and that his guidance is rooted in realized knowledge.
It cultivates humility and perspective: our lives fit within vast cycles, while devotion to the Lord connects one to what is eternal beyond creation and dissolution.