Shloka 4
Adhyaya 53 — Rudrasarga and the Measure of the Manvantaras: Svayambhuva Manu, Priyavrata’s Line, and the Seven Dvipas
त्रिंशत्कोट्यस्तु संख्याताः सहस्राणि च विंशतिः ।
सप्तषष्टिस्तथान्यानि नियुतानि च संख्यया ॥
triṃśatkoṭyas tu saṃkhyātāḥ sahasrāṇi ca viṃśatiḥ | saptaṣaṣṭis tathānyāni niyutāni ca saṃkhyayā
ประมาณนั้นนับเป็นสามสิบโกฏิ สองหมื่น และเพิ่มอีกหกสิบเจ็ด อีกทั้งยังมี ‘นิยุตะ’ (หมื่น ๆ) เพิ่มตามจำนวนด้วย
FAQs
The tradition encodes cosmic time with precision-like enumeration to cultivate reverence for order (niyama) and the vastness within which human action still bears moral weight.
Manvantara: detailed temporal measure (pramāṇa) of a Manu-cycle.
Large-number language functions as a contemplative device: the mind is stretched beyond ordinary scales, loosening attachment to immediate gains and losses.