Ādi-līlā

Chapter 3: The External Reasons for Lord Caitanya's Appearance

Verse 29 of 113
Cc Ādi 3.29

এত ভাবিঽ কলিকালে প্রথম সন্ধ্যায অবতীর্ণ হৈলা কৃষ্ণ আপনি নদীযায

एत भाविऽ कलिकाले प्रथम सन्ध्याय अवतीर्ण हैला कृष्ण आपनि नदीयाय

eta bhāvi' kali-kāle prathama sandhyāya avatīrṇa hailā kṛṣṇa āpani nadīyāya

Synonyms

etathus; bhāvi'thinking; kali-kālein the age of Kali; prathamafirst; sandhyāyain the junction; avatīrṇa hailādescended; kṛṣṇaLord Kṛṣṇa; āpaniHimself; nadīyāyain Nadia..

Translation

Thinking thus, the Personality of Godhead, Śrī Kṛṣṇa Himself, descended at Nadia early in the age of Kali.

Purport

The prathama-sandhyā is the beginning of the age. According to astronomical calculation, the age is divided into twelve parts. The first of these twelve divisions is known as the prathama-sandhyā. The prathama-sandhyā and śeṣa-sandhyā, the last division of the preceding age, form the junction of the two ages. According to the Sūrya-siddhānta, the prathama-sandhyā of the Kali-yuga lasts 36,000 solar years. Lord Caitanya appeared in the prathama-sandhyā after 4,586 solar years of Kali-yuga had passed.

Verse 29 of 113
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