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ŚB 12.4.3

Devanagari

तदन्ते प्रलयस्तावान् ब्राह्मी रात्रिरुदाहृता ।
त्रयो लोका इमे तत्र कल्पन्ते प्रलयाय हि ॥ ३ ॥

Text

tad-ante pralayas tāvān
brāhmī rātrir udāhṛtā
trayo lokā ime tatra
kalpante pralayāya hi

Synonyms

tat-ante — after those (thousand cycles of ages); pralayaḥ — the annihilation; tāvān — of the same duration; brāhmī — of Brahmā; rātriḥ — the nighttime; udāhṛtā — is described; trayaḥ — the three; lokāḥ — worlds; ime — these; tatra — at that time; kalpante — are prone; pralayāya — to annihilation; hi — indeed.

Translation

After one day of Brahmā, annihilation occurs during his night, which is of the same duration. At that time all the three planetary systems are subject to destruction.