Shloka 23

Adhyaya 46 — Cosmic Dissolution, the Emergence of Brahma, and the Measures of Time (Yugas, Manvantaras, and Brahma’s Day)

Sanskrit

निमेषैर्दशभिः काष्ठा तथा पञ्चभिरुच्यते ।

कलास्त्रिंशच्च वै काष्ठा मुहूर्तं त्रिंशत्ताः कलाः ॥

Transliteration

nimeṣair daśabhiḥ kāṣṭhā tathā pañcabhis ucyate | kalās triṃśac ca vai kāṣṭhā muhūrtaṃ triṃśattāḥ kalāḥ ||

Translation

Eine kāṣṭhā, so heißt es, besteht aus zehn nimeṣas (und man spricht auch von einer fünffachen Einteilung). Dreißig kalās ergeben eine kāṣṭhā; und dreißig kalās ergeben eine muhūrta.

Speakers

• Didactic narrator explaining traditional time-units.

Key Themes

• Cosmology
• Kāla (Time)
• Traditional astronomy/timekeeping