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

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

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

"Day and night are divided into eight praharas-four belonging to the day and four belonging to the night. After eight praharas, the sun rises again.

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