Shloka 22
Adhyaya 46 — The Continents
तस्य वर्षशतं त्वेकं परमायुर्महात्मनः ।
ब्रह्म्येणैव हि मानेन तस्य संख्यां निबोध मे ॥
tasya varṣaśataṃ tv ekaṃ paramāyur mahātmanaḥ | brahmyeṇaiva hi mānena tasya saṃkhyāṃ nibodha me ||
परमायुः शतवर्षाणि तस्य प्रोक्ता ब्रह्ममानेन परिगणिता। तस्य मानस्य गणनां मत्तः शृणु।
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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.