SB 3.11.7

TEXT 7

TEXT

निमेषस्त्रिलवो ज्ञेय आम्नातस्ते त्रयः क्षणः ।
क्षणान्पञ्च विदुः काष्ठां लघु ता दश पञ्च च ॥ ७ ॥

nimesas tri-lavo jneya

amnatas te trayah ksanah

ksanan panca viduh kastham

laghu ta dasa panca ca

nimesah-duration of time called a nimesa; tri-lavah-duration of three lavas; jneyah-is to be known; amnatah-it is so called; te-they; trayah-three; ksanah-duration of time called a ksana; ksanan-such ksanas; panca-five; viduh-one should understand; kastham-duration of time called a kastha; laghu-duration of time called a laghu; tah-those; dasa panca-fifteen; ca-also.

TRANSLATION

The duration of time of three lavas is equal to one nimesa, the combination of three nimesas makes one ksana, five ksanas combined together make one kastha, and fifteen kasthas make one laghu.

PURPORT

By calculation it is found that one laghu is equal to two minutes. The atomic calculation of time in terms of Vedic wisdom may be converted into present time with this understanding.