Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 12.7.17

naimittikaḥ prākṛtiko

nitya ātyantiko layaḥ

saḿstheti kavibhiḥ proktaś

caturdhāsya svabhāvataḥ

SYNONYMS

naimittikaḥ — occasional; prākṛtikaḥ — elemental; nityaḥ — continuous; ātyantikaḥ — ultimate; layaḥ — annihilation; saḿsthā — the dissolution; iti — thus; kavibhiḥ — by learned scholars; proktaḥ — described; caturdhā — in four aspects; asya — of this universe; svabhāvataḥ — by the inherent energy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

TRANSLATION

There are four types of cosmic annihilation — occasional, elemental, continuous and ultimate — all of which are effected by the inherent potency of the Supreme Lord. Learned scholars have designated this topic dissolution.

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