Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.11.12
अयने चाहनी प्राहुर्वत्सरो द्वादश स्मृत: ।
संवत्सरशतं नृणां
परमायुर्निरूपितम् ॥ १२ ॥
ayane cāhanī prāhur
[ayane chaahanee praahur]
vatsaro dvādaśa smṛtaḥ
[vatsaro dvaadasha smritah]
saṁvatsara-śataṁ nṝṇāṁ
[samvatsara-shatam nreenaam]
paramāyur nirūpitam
[paramaayur niroopitam]
Word-for-word
ayane
—
in the solar movement (of six months)
ca
—
and
ahanī
—
a day of the demigods
prāhuḥ
—
it is said
vatsaraḥ
—
one calendar year
dvādaśa
—
twelve months
smṛtaḥ
—
is so called
saṁvatsara-śatam
—
one hundred years
nṝṇām
—
of human beings
parama-āyuḥ
—
duration of life
nirūpitam
—
is estimated.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
ayane cāhanī prāhur
ayane
in the solar movement (of six months)
ca
and
ahanī
a day of the demigods
prāhuḥ
it is said
vatsaro dvādaśa smṛtaḥ
vatsaraḥ
one calendar year
dvādaśa
twelve months
smṛtaḥ
is so called
saṁvatsara-śataṁ nṝṇāṁ
saṁvatsara-śatam
one hundred years
nṝṇām
of human beings
paramāyur nirūpitam
parama-āyuḥ
duration of life
nirūpitam
is estimated.
Two solar movements make one day and night of the demigods, and that combination of day and night is one complete calendar year for the human being. The human being has a duration of life of one hundred years.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
The two fortnights are one month. This total is a day and night for the Pitṛs. Two months make a season. Six months makes a southern half year and northern half year. Two half years make a day and night for the devatās in heaven. Twelve months make a year. One hundred years is described as the duration of life for human beings.
Divi is connected the second verse. Two half years make one day and night for the devatās in heaven (divi). Twelve months make a year.
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Personal Guidance
A full human year equals one day-night of the demigods, and the human lifespan is one hundred years. Our entire life is a single demigod-day. This perspective makes the long projects of ego seem briefer and the short years more precious.
Reflection Questions
- If my whole life is one demigod-day, what truly deserves my attention within it?
- What plans look very different when measured against the lifespan rather than the workweek?
My note
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