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| Canto 3: The Status Quo | Chapter 11: Calculation of Time, from the Atom |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 3.11.10
yamas catvaras catvaro
SYNONYMS
yamah -- three hours; catvarah -- four; catvarah -- and four; martyanam -- of the human beings; ahani -- duration of day; ubhe -- both day and night; pakshah -- fortnight; panca-dasa -- fifteen; ahani -- days; suklah -- white; krishnah -- black; ca -- also; manada -- measured.
TRANSLATION
It is calculated that there are four praharas, which are also called yamas, in the day and four in the night of the human being. Similarly, fifteen days and nights are a fortnight, and there are two fortnights, white and black, in a month.
Copyright (c) The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International, Inc.
His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Founder Acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness