Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 46, Shloka 22
Adhyaya 46 — Cosmic Dissolution, the Emergence of Brahma, and the Measures of Time (Yugas, Manvantaras, and Brahma’s Day)
तस्य वर्षशतं त्वेकं परमायुर्महात्मनः ।
ब्रह्म्येणैव हि मानेन तस्य संख्यां निबोध मे ॥
tasya varṣaśataṃ tv ekaṃ paramāyur mahātmanaḥ | brahmyeṇaiva hi mānena tasya saṃkhyāṃ nibodha me ||
ထိုအရှင်၏ အမြင့်မြတ်ဆုံး အသက်တမ်းမှာ နှစ်တစ်ရာ ဖြစ်ပြီး၊ ထိုကာလကို ဗြဟ္မာ၏ တိုင်းတာမှုစံနှုန်းအတိုင်း ရေတွက်ထားသည်။ ထိုတိုင်းတာချက်၏ တွက်ချက်ပုံကို ငါထံမှ လေ့လာလော့။
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FAQs
Human measures are inadequate for cosmic realities; the Purāṇa shifts the listener from ordinary time to a divine/cosmic scale, encouraging humility and a long-view of dharma across ages.
Primarily within Vaṃśānucarita/Manvantara-style chronology and cosmic time-reckoning used to situate sarga/pratisarga narratives; it functions as a calendrical scaffold for Purāṇic history.
“Brahmā’s measure” signifies a higher order of perception: time expands with consciousness-level; the verse prepares the mind to contemplate vast cycles (yugas) beyond personal lifespan.