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