Adhyaya 46 — Cosmic Dissolution, the Emergence of Brahma, and the Measures of Time (Yugas, Manvantaras, and Brahma’s Day)
निमेषैर्दशभिः काष्ठा तथा पञ्चभिरुच्यते ।
कलास्त्रिंशच्च वै काष्ठा मुहूर्तं त्रिंशत्ताः कलाः ॥
nimeṣair daśabhiḥ kāṣṭhā tathā pañcabhis ucyate | kalās triṃśac ca vai kāṣṭhā muhūrtaṃ triṃśattāḥ kalāḥ ||
دس نمیشوں سے ایک کاشٹھا کہا جاتا ہے (اور اس کی پانچ قسموں کی تقسیم بھی بیان ہوتی ہے)۔ تیس کلا ایک کاشٹھا؛ اور تیس کلا ایک مہورت۔
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Order and regularity (ṛta) are mirrored in precise reckoning; ritual life and cosmological thinking both depend on disciplined measurement of time.
Auxiliary cosmology supporting sarga/pratisarga and manvantara calculations; it is part of the Purāṇic ‘kāla-nirṇaya’ apparatus.
Micro-time (nimeṣa) to macro-time (yuga) suggests continuity between the subtle (inner attention) and the cosmic (outer cycles).