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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.11.10

यामाश्चत्वारश्चत्वारो मर्त्यानामहनी उभे । पक्ष: पञ्चदशाहानि शुक्ल: कृष्णश्च मानद ॥ १० ॥
yāmāś catvāraś catvāro
[yaamaash chatvaarash chatvaaro]
martyānām ahanī ubhe
[martyaanaam ahanee ubhe]
pakṣaḥ pañca-daśāhāni
[pakshah pancha-dashaahaani]
śuklaḥ kṛṣṇaś ca mānada
[shuklah krishnash cha maanada]
Word-for-word
yāmāḥ — three hours catvāraḥ — four catvāraḥ — and four martyānām — of the human beings ahanī — duration of day ubhe — both day and night pakṣaḥ — fortnight pañca-daśa — fifteen ahāni — days śuklaḥ — white kṛṣṇaḥ — black ca — also mānada — measured.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
yāmāś catvāraś catvāro
yāmāḥ
three hours
catvāraḥ
four
catvāraḥ
and four
martyānām ahanī ubhe
martyānām
of the human beings
ahanī
duration of day
ubhe
both day and night
pakṣaḥ pañca-daśāhāni
pakṣaḥ
fortnight
pañca-daśa
fifteen
ahāni
days
śuklaḥ kṛṣṇaś ca mānada
śuklaḥ
white
kṛṣṇaḥ
black
ca
also
mānada
measured.
It is calculated that there are four praharas, which are also called yāmas, in the day and four in the night of the human being. Similarly, fifteen days and nights are a fortnight, and there are two fortnights, white and black, in a month.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
For the human beings, there are four yāmas in the day and four yāmas in the night. There are fifteen days in the waxing phase of the moon, and fifteen days in the waning phase of the moon. Ahanī means day and night.
Related lectures
Personal Guidance
Day and night each have four praharas; fortnights and months stack into larger rhythms. Vedic time-keeping holds nested cycles within cycles. Our spiritual practice can also work in rhythms — daily, fortnightly, lunar.
Reflection Questions
  • Which prahara of my day is most aligned with sādhana, and which is most lost?
  • What lunar or fortnightly rhythm could I add to my practice?
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