Ādi 3.8
TEXT 8
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একাত্তর চতুর্যুগে এক মন্বন্তর ।
চৌদ্দ মন্বন্তর ব্রহ্মার দিবস ভিতর ॥ ৮ ॥ 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 Surya-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 Surya-siddhanta, and the title Gosvami Maharaja was added when he accepted sannyasa, the renounced order of life.
[Adi 3.8-1957]
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