Adhyaya 46 — Cosmic Dissolution, the Emergence of Brahma, and the Measures of Time (Yugas, Manvantaras, and Brahma’s Day)
तैः षड्भिरयनं वर्षं द्वेऽयने दक्षिणोत्तरे ।
तद्देवाना्महोरात्रं दिनं तत्रोत्तरायणम् ॥
taiḥ ṣaḍbhir ayanaṃ varṣaṃ dve ’yane dakṣiṇottare | tad devānām ahorātraṃ dinaṃ tatrôttarāyaṇam ||
Con seis meses hay un ayana; el año consta de dos ayanas: el meridional y el septentrional. Ese año es el día y la noche de los dioses: el curso hacia el norte es su día (y el curso hacia el sur, su noche).
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Perspective transforms reality: what is a year to humans is a day to devas—prompting detachment from short-term anxieties and steadiness in dharma.
Cosmic time framework that underlies manvantara lengths and yuga computations used in vaṃśa histories.
Uttarāyaṇa as ‘day’ symbolizes ascent/illumination; dakṣiṇāyana as ‘night’ symbolizes withdrawal—mirroring yogic expansion and contraction.