CC Madhya 20.390 (1975)

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 20: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Instructs Sanātana Gosvāmī in the Science of the Absolute Truth

Madhya-līlā 20.389 - Madhya-līlā 20.391

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Below is the 1996 edition text, ready to be substituted with the 1975 one using the compile form.

TEXT 390

eka-dui-tina-cāri prahare asta haya

cāri-prahara rātri gele punaḥ sūryodaya

SYNONYMS

eka-dui-tina-cāri—one, two, three, four; prahare—in praharas; asta haya—the sun sets in the evening; cāri-prahara—generally after four praharas; rātri—the night; gele—when it passes; punaḥ—again; sūryodaya—the sun rises.

TRANSLATION

“The day and the night are divided into eight praharas—four belonging to the day and four belonging to the night. After eight praharas, the sun rises again.

Madhya-līlā 20.389 - Madhya-līlā 20.391