MahAnArAyaNOpanishat by Dr.NSA Manthra - 8 and 9
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• November 16, 1999
======================================================= MahAnArAyaNOpanishat - manthra - 8 and 9 ======================================================= sarvE nimEshA jag~nirE vidyutha: purushAdadhi kalA muhUrthA: kAshTAshchAhOrAthrAshcha sarvasha: || 8 || ardhamAsA mAsA rthava: samvathsarashcha kalpanthAm sa Apa: praduGhE uBhE imE antharikshamaTHO suva: || 9 || Translation: >From that purusha of the golden hue, all nimEshA-s, the minute fractions of time - (time taken for the winking of the eye) - all classifications of time like kalA, muhUrtha, kAshTA, days, nights, fortnights, months, the seasons and the year (that are formed of the nimEshA-s) were born. He milked the waters. He created the two namely the 'anthariksha' and 'swarga lOka'. Notes: 'NimEshA' is the minutest fraction of time. Time taken for the winking of the eyelid is so minute and the further classifications of time are formed on the basis of the multiples of nimEshA. There is no other kind of 'pariNAma' (modification) in kalA. 18 nimEshA-s form one kAshTA. Other divisions are derived by further multiplication. 13 kAshTA-s make one kalA. 30 kalA-s make one kshaNa. 12 kshaNa-s make one muhUrtha. And 30 muhUrtha-s make day and night. 15 days and nights make one paksha. 2 paksha-s make one month. 2 months make one season. 6 seasons make one year. The verb kalpanthAm is used in the 'sruthi' and this signifies that the nimishA-s alone are caused by Brahman and those nimishA-s yield other divisions of time by multiplication. ======================================================= Sri Ranganatha Divyamani Padukabhyam Namaha dasan, Balaji
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