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
اس کا پیمانہ تیس کروڑ، بیس ہزار، اور اس پر سڑسٹھ مزید؛ اور تعداد میں نیوت (دس دس ہزار) بھی اضافی طور پر شامل ہوتے ہیں۔
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.