Madhya-līlā

Chapter 20: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Instructs Sanātana Gosvāmī in the Science of the Absolute Truth

Verse 390 of 399
Cc Madhya 20.390

একদুইতিনচারি প্রহরে অস্ত হয চারিপ্রহর রাত্রি গেলে পুনঃ সূর্যোদয

एकदुइतिनचारि प्रहरे अस्त हय चारिप्रहर रात्रि गेले पुनः सूर्योदय

eka-dui-tina-cāri prahare asta haya cāri-prahara rātri gele punaḥ sūryodaya

Synonyms

eka-dui-tina-cārione, two, three, four; praharein praharas; asta hayathe sun sets in the evening; cāri-praharagenerally after four praharas; rātrithe night; gelewhen it passes; punaḥagain; sūryodayathe 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.

Verse 390 of 399
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