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samvatsaras candavegah
kalo yenopalaksitah
tasyahaniha gandharva
gandharvyo ratrayah smrtah
haranty ayuh parikrantya
sasty-uttara-sata-trayam
SYNONYMS
samvatsarahyear; canda-vegahcalled Candavega; kalahtime; yenaby which; upalaksitahsymbolized; tasyaof the duration of life; ahanidays; ihain this life; gandharvahGandharvas; gandharvyahGandharvis; ratrayahnights; smrtahare understood; harantithey take away; ayuhduration of life; parikrantyaby traveling; sastisixty; uttaraabove; satahundred; trayamthree.
TRANSLATION
What was previously explained as Candavega, powerful time, is covered by days and nights, named Gandharvas and Gandharvis. The bodys life-span is gradually reduced by the passage of days and nights, which number 360.
PURPORT
The word parikrantya means by traveling. The living entity travels on his chariot day and night during a year consisting of 360 (or more) days and nights. Lifes progress is taken for the unnecessary labor required to cover these 360 days and nights of life.
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