| Madhya-līlā | Chapter 20: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Instructs Sanātana Gosvāmī in the Science of the Absolute Truth |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmrita Madhya 20.389
sūryodaya haite shashti-pala-kramodaya
sei eka danda, ashta dande 'prahara' haya
SYNONYMS
sūrya-udaya haite — beginning from the sunrise; shashti-pala — sixty palas; krama-udaya — gradually rising higher and higher; sei — that; eka danda — one danda; ashta dande — in eight dandas; prahara haya — there is a prahara.
TRANSLATION
"The sun rises in steps consisting of sixty palas. Sixty palas equal one danda, and eight dandas comprise one prahara.
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