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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.11.35
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 35
- pūrvasyādau parārdhasya
- brāhmo nāma mahān abhūt
- kalpo yatrābhavad brahmā
- śabda-brahmeti yaṁ viduḥ
pūrvasyaof the first half — of the first half; ādauin the beginning — in the beginning; paraof the superior half-ardhasyaof the superior half — of the superior half; brāhmaḥBrāhma-kalpa — Brāhma-kalpa; nāmaof the name — of the name; mahānvery great — very great; abhūtwas manifest — was manifest; kalpaḥmillennium — millennium; yatrawhereupon — whereupon; abhavatappeared — appeared; brahmāLord Brahmā — Lord Brahmā; śabdathe sounds of the Vedas-brahmathe sounds of the Vedas itithe sounds of the Vedas — the sounds of the Vedas; yamwhich — which; viduḥthey know — they know.
In the beginning of the first half of Brahmā's life, there was a millennium called Brāhma-kalpa, wherein Lord Brahmā appeared. The birth of the Vedas was simultaneous with Brahmā's birth.
According to Padma Purāṇa (Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa), in thirty days of Brahmā many kalpas take place, such as the Varāha-kalpa and Pitṛ-kalpa. Thirty days make one month of Brahmā, beginning from the full moon to the disappearance of the moon. Twelve such months complete one year, and fifty years complete one parārdha, or one half the duration of the life of Brahmā. The Śveta-varāha appearance of the Lord is the first birthday of Brahmā. The birth date of Brahmā is in the month of March, according to Hindu astronomical calculation. This statement is reproduced from the explanation of Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura.