SB 3.11.19
TEXT 19
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TEXT
चत्वारि त्रीणि द्वे चैकं कृतादिषु यथाक्रमम् ।
सङ्ख्यातानि सहस्राणि द्विगुणानि शतानि च ॥ १९ ॥ catvari trini dve caikam
krtadisu yathakramam
sahkhyatani sahasrani
dvigunani satani ca
catvari-four; trini-three; dve-two; ca-also; ekam-one; krta-adisu-in the Satya-yuga millennium; yatha-kramam-and subsequently others; sahkhyatani-numbering; sahasrani-thousands; dvigunani-twice; satani-hundreds; ca-also.
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 Dvapara-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 Treta-yuga millennium is 3,600 x 360 or 1,296,000 years. The duration of the Dvapara-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.
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