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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.11.34
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 34
- yad ardham āyuṣas tasya
- parārdham abhidhīyate
- pūrvaḥ parārdho 'pakrānto
- hy aparo 'dya pravartate
yatthat which — that which; ardhamhalf — half; āyuṣaḥof the duration of life — of the duration of life; tasyahis — his; parārdhama parārdha — a parārdha; abhidhīyateis called — is called; pūrvaḥthe former — the former; parahalf of the duration of life-ardhaḥhalf of the duration of life — half of the duration of life; apakrāntaḥhaving passed — having passed; hicertainly — certainly; aparaḥthe latter — the latter; adyain this millennium — in this millennium; pravartateshall begin — shall begin.
The one hundred years of Brahmā's life are divided into two parts, the first half and the second half. The first half of the duration of Brahmā's life is already over, and the second half is now current.
The duration of one hundred years in the life of Brahmā has already been discussed in many places in this work, and it is described in Bhagavad-gītā (BG 8.17, Not yet available in the library. Try the live source.) also. Fifty years of the life of Brahmā are already over, and fifty years are yet to be completed; then, for Brahmā also, death is inevitable.