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Shri Sankara's Gita Bhashya
(Sri Sankaracharya's Commentary on the Gita)
CHAPTER -8
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17. They know the day of Brahmā the limit of which is a thousand (Catur) yugas, and the night which ends in a thousand (Catur) yugas;-they are the men who know day and night. They know the day (day-time) of Brahmā, Prajāpati, the Virāt' the limit of which is a thousand (catur) yugas[1], which ends in a thousand (catur-) yugas, and the night (of Brahma) as well which ends in a thousand (catur) yugas, (i.e.) which is of the same measure as his day. Who are they that know (thus)? They are the men who know day and night, who understand the reckoning of time. Be cause the worlds are thus circumscribed in time, therefore are they subject to returning. That which happens during the day of Prajāpati and that which happens during his night will now be stated: |
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References and Context
- ↑ See note 13.