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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.11.22
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 22
- tri-lokyā yuga-sāhasraṁ
- bahir ābrahmaṇo dinam
- tāvaty eva niśā tāta
- yan nimīlati viśva-sṛk
triof the three worlds-lokyāḥof the three worlds — of the three worlds; yugathe four yugas — the four yugas; sāhasramone thousand — one thousand; bahiḥoutside of — outside of; ābrahmaṇaḥup to Brahmaloka — up to Brahmaloka; dinamis a day — is a day; tāvatīa similar (period) — a similar (period); evacertainly — certainly; niśāis night — is night; tātaO dear one — O dear one; yatbecause — because; nimīlatigoes to sleep — goes to sleep; viśvaBrahmā-sṛkBrahmā — Brahmā.
Outside of the three planetary systems [Svarga, Martya and Pātāla], the four yugas multiplied by one thousand comprise one day on the planet of Brahmā. A similar period comprises a night of Brahmā, in which the creator of the universe goes to sleep.
When Brahmā goes to sleep in his nighttime, the three planetary systems below Brahmaloka are all submerged in the water of devastation. In his sleeping condition, Brahmā dreams about the Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu and takes instruction from the Lord for the rehabilitation of the devastated area of space.