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Chapter 11: Calculation of Time, from the Atom

Verse 19 of 42
SB 3.11.19

चत्वारि त्रीणि द्वे चैकं कृतादिषु यथाक्रमम् संख्यातानि सहस्राणि द्विगुणानि शतानि च

catvāri trīṇi dve caikaṁ kṛtādiṣu yathākramam saṅkhyātāni sahasrāṇi dviguṇāni śatāni ca

Synonyms

catvārifour; trīṇithree; dvetwo; caalso; ekamone; kṛta-ādiṣuin the Satya-yuga millennium; yathā-kramamand subsequently others; saṅkhyātāninumbering; sahasrāṇithousands; dviguṇānitwice; śatānihundreds; caalso..

Translation

The duration of the Satya-yuga millennium equals 4,800 years of the demigods; the duration of the Treta-yuga millennium equals 3,600 years of the demigods; the duration of the Dvāpara-yuga millennium equals 2,400 years; and that of the Kali-yuga millennium is 1,200 years of the demigods.

Purport

As aforementioned, one year of the demigods is equal to 360 years of the human beings. The duration of the Satya-yuga is therefore 4,800 x 360 or 1,728,000 years. The duration of the Tretā-yuga millennium is 3,600 x 360 or 1,296,000 years. The duration of the Dvāpara-yuga millennium is 2,400 x 360 or 864,000 years. And the last, the Kali-yuga millennium, is 1,200 x 360 or 432,000 years.

Verse 19 of 42
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