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| Canto 3: The Status Quo | Chapter 11: Calculation of Time, from the Atom |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 3.11.12
ayane cahani prahur
paramayur nirupitam
SYNONYMS
ayane -- in the solar movement (of six months); ca -- and; ahani -- a day of the demigods; prahuh -- it is said; vatsarah -- one calendar year; dvadasa -- twelve months; smrtah -- is so called; samvatsara-satam -- one hundred years; nrnam -- of human beings; parama-ayuh -- duration of life; nirupitam -- is estimated.
TRANSLATION
Two solar movements make one day and night of the demigods, and that combination of day and night is one complete calendar year for the human being. The human being has a duration of life of one hundred years.
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