Adi-lila, Chapter 3 169
TEXT 7
AS, CHS, Tra, Sia, otfagst atfe |
ne bifaacet fires cage aft nau
satya, treta, dvapara, kali, cari-yuga jani
sei cari-yuge divya eka-yuga mani
SYNONYMS
satya—Satya; treta—Treta; dvapara—Dvapara; kali— Kali; cdri-vuga—four ages; jani
—we know; sei—these; cari-vuge—in the four ages; divya—divine; eka-yuga—one age;
madni—we consider.
TRANSLATION
We know that there are four ages [ yugas], namely Satya, Treta, Dvapara and Kali.
These four together comprise one divya-yuga.
TEXT 8
GFA DEACH GF ATCT |
COVm AEA Genta fran Ser iy
ekattara catur-yuge eka manvantara
caudda manvantara brahmara divasa bhitara
SYNONYMS
ekattara—seventy-one; catuh-yuge—in cycles of four ages; eka—one; manu-antara—
period of a Manu; caudda—fourteen; manu-antara—periods of Manu; brahmara—of
Lord Brahma; divasa—a day; bhitara—within.
TRANSLATION
Seventy-one divya-yugas constitute one manvantara. There are fourteen
manvantaras in one day of Brahma.
PURPORT
A manvantara is the period controlled by one Manu. The reign of fourteen Manus
equals the length of one day (twelve hours) in the life of Brahma, and the night of
Brahma is of the same duration. These calculations are given in the authentic
astronomy book known as the Sdrya-siddhanta. This book was compiled by the
great professor of astronomy and mathematics Bimal Prasad Datta, later known as
Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Gosvami, who was our merciful spiritual master. He was
honored with the title Siddhanta Sarasvati for writing the Sirya-siddhanta, and the
title Gosvami Maharaja was added when he accepted sannydsa, the renounced order
of life.
