SB 3.11.12
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 12
- ayane cāhanī prāhur
- vatsaro dvādaśa smṛtaḥ
- saṁvatsara-śataṁ nṟṇāṁ
- paramāyur nirūpitam
SYNONYMS
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; nṟṇām — of human beings; parama-āyuḥ — duration of life; nirūpitam — is estimated.
TRANSLATION
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.