220 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 20
TRANSLATION
“The sun rises in steps consisting of sixty palas. Sixty palas equal one dan-
da, and eight dandas comprise one prahara.
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eka-dui-tina-cari prahare asta haya
cari-prahara ratri gele punah sdryodaya
SYNONYMS
eka-dui-tina-cari—one, two, three, four; prahare—in praharas; asta haya—the
sun sets in the evening; cari-prahara—generally after four praharas; ratri—the
night; gele—when it passes; punah—again; sdryodaya—the sun rises.
TRANSLATION
“Day and night are divided into eight praharas—four belonging to the day
and four belonging to the night. After eight praharas, the sun rises again.
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aiche krsnera lila-mandala caudda-manvantare
brahmdanda-mandala vyapi’ krame krame phire
SYNONYMS
aiche—in the same way; krsnera—of Lord Krsna; lilaé-mandala—groups of dif-
ferent pastimes; caudda-manvantare—in the duration of fourteen Manus; brah-
manda-mandala—all of the universes; vydpi’—spreading through; krame krame—
gradually; phire—return.
TRANSLATION
“Just like the sun, there is an orbit to Krsna’s pastimes, which are manifest
one after the other. During the lifetime of fourteen Manus, this orbit expands
through all the universes, and gradually it returns. Thus Krsna moves with His
pastimes through all the universes, one after another.
