SB 3.11.8

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Third Canto - Chapter 11: Calculation of Time, from the Atom

SB 3.11.7 - SB 3.11.9

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 8

laghūni vai samāmnātā

daśa pañca ca nāḍikā

te dve muhūrtaḥ praharaḥ

ṣaḍ yāmaḥ sapta vā nṛṇām

SYNONYMS

laghūni — such laghus (each of two minutes); vai — exactly; samāmnātā — is called; daśa pañca — fifteen; ca — also; nāḍikā — a nāḍikā; te — of them; dve — two; muhūrtaḥ — a moment; praharaḥ — three hours; ṣaṭ — six; yāmaḥ — one fourth of a day or night; sapta — seven; vā — or; nṛṇām — of human calculation.

TRANSLATION

Fifteen laghus make one nāḍikā, which is also called a daṇḍa. Two daṇḍas make one muhūrta, and six or seven daṇḍas make one fourth of a day or night, according to human calculation.

SB 3.11.7 - SB 3.11.9