The Sky Beyond the Universe Al
such a planet is indeed long, yet, even after trillions
of years, the inhabitants of Brahmaloka have to face
death. Unless we go into the spiritual planets, there
is no escape from death.

avyaktad vyaktayah sarvah

prabhavanty ahar-agame

ratry-agame praliyante

tatraivavyak ta-samjnake
“When Brahma’s day is manifest, this multitude of
living entities comes into being, and at the arrival of
Brahma’s night, they are all annihilated.” (Bg. 8.18)

At the end of the day of Brahma, all the lower
planetary systems are covered with water, and the
beings on them are annihilated. After this devastation
and after the night of Brahma passes, in the morning
when Brahma arises, there is again creation and all
these beings come forth. Thus subjection to creation
and destruction is the nature of the material world.
bhuta-gramah sa evayam
bhutva bhutva praliyate
ratry-agame’vasah partha
prabhavaty ahar-agame
“Again and again the day comes, and this host of
beings is active; and again the night falls, O Partha,
and they are helplessly dissolved.” (Bg. 8.19)
Although the living entities do not like devastation,

that devastation will come and overflood the planets
until all living beings on the planets stay merged in
water throughout the night of Brahma. But as day
comes, the water gradually disappears.
