Chapter 8

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ṛṣaya ūcuḥ |
kena mānena kālesminnāyussaṃkhyā prakalpyate |
saṃkhyārūpasya kālasya kaḥ punaḥ paramo 'vadhiḥ || 1 ||
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vāyuruvāca |
āyuṣo 'tra nimeṣākhyamādyamānaṃ pracakṣate |
saṃkhyārūpasya kālasya śāṃttvatītakalāvadhi || 2 ||
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akṣipakṣmaparikṣepo nimeṣaḥ parikalpitaḥ |
tādṛśānāṃ nimeṣāṇāṃ kāṣṭhā daśa ca pañca ca || 3 ||
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kāṣṭhāṃstriṃśatkalā nāma kalāṃstriṃśanmuhūrtakaḥ |
muhūrtānāmapi triṃśadahorātraṃ pracakṣate || 4 ||
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triṃśatsaṃkhyairahorātrairmāsaḥ pakṣadvayātmakaḥ |
jñeyaṃ pitryamahorātraṃ māsaḥ kṛṣṇasitātmakaḥ || 5 ||
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māsaistairayanaṃ ṣaḍbhirvarṣaṃ dve cāyanaṃ matam |
laukikenaiva mānena abdo yo mānuṣaḥ smṛtaḥ || 7 ||
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etaddivyamahorātramiti śāstrasya niścayaḥ |
dakṣiṇaṃ cāyanaṃ rātristathodagayanaṃ dinam || 8 ||
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māsastriṃśadahorātrairdivyo mānuṣavatsmṛtaḥ |
saṃvatsaro 'pi devānāṃ māsairdvādaśabhistathā || 9 ||
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trīṇi varṣaśatānyeva ṣaṣṭivarṣayutānyapi |
divyassaṃvatsaro jñeyo mānuṣeṇa prakīrtitaḥ || 10 ||
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divyenaiva pramāṇena yugasaṃkhyā pravartate |
catvāri bhārate varṣe yugāni kavayo viduḥ || 11 ||
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pūrvaṃ kṛtayugaṃ nāma tatastretā vidhīyate |
dvāparaṃ ca kaliścaiva yugānyetāni kṛtsnaśaḥ || 12 ||
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catvāri tu sahasrāṇi varṣāṇāṃ tatkṛtaṃ yugam |
tasya tāvacchatīsaṃdhyā saṃdhyāṃśaśca tathāvidhaḥ || 13 ||
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itareṣu sasaṃdhyeṣu sasaṃdhyāṃśeṣu ca triṣu |
ekāpāyena vartaṃte sahasrāṇi śatāni ca || 14 ||
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etaddvādaśasāhasraṃ sādhikaṃ ca caturyugam |
caturyugasahasraṃ yatsaṃkalpa iti kathyate || 15 ||
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caturyugaikasaptatyā manoraṃtaramucyate |
kalpe caturdaśaikasminmanūnāṃ parivṛttayaḥ || 16 ||
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etena kramayogena kalpamanvaṃtarāṇi ca |
saprajāni vyatītāni śataśo 'tha sahasraśaḥ || 17 ||
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ajñeyatvācca sarveṣāmasaṃkhyeyatayā punaḥ |
śakyo naivānupūrvyādvai teṣāṃ vaktuṃ suvistaraḥ || 18 ||
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kalpo nāma divā prokto brahmaṇo 'vyaktajanmanaḥ |
kalpānāṃ vai sahasraṃ ca brāhmaṃ varṣamihocyate || 19 ||
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varṣāṇāmaṣṭasāhasraṃ yacca tadbrahmaṇo yugam |
savanaṃ yugasāhasraṃ brahmaṇaḥ padmajanmanaḥ || 20 ||
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savanānāṃ sahasraṃ ca triguṇaṃ trivṛtaṃ tathā |
kalpyate sakalaḥ kālo brahmaṇaḥ parameṣṭhinaḥ || 21 ||
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tasya vai divase yāṃti caturdaśa puraṃdarāḥ |
śatāni māse catvāri viṃśatyā sahitāni ca || 22 ||
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abde pañca sahasrāṇi catvāriṃśadyutāni ca |
catvāriṃśatsahasrāṇi pañca lakṣāṇi cāyuṣi || 23 ||
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brahmā viṣṇordine caiko viṣṇū rudradine tathā |
īśvarasya dine rudrassadākhyasya tatheśvaraḥ || 24 ||
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sākṣācchivasya tatsaṃkhyastathā so 'pi sadāśivaḥ |
catvāriṃśatsahasrāṇi pañcalakṣāṇi cāyuṣi || 25 ||
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tasminsākṣācchivenaiṣa kālātmā sampravartate |
yattatsṛṣṭessamākhyātaṃ kālāntaramiha dvijāḥ |
etatkālāntaraṃ jñeyamaharvai pārameśvaram |
rātriśca tāvatī jñeyā parameśasya kṛtsnaśaḥ |
ahastasya tu yā sṛṣṭī rātriśca pralayaḥ smṛtaḥ || 26 ||
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aharna vidyate tasya na rātririti dhārayet |
eṣopacāraḥ kriyate lokānāṃ hitakāmyayā || 27 ||
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prajāḥ prajānāṃ patayo mūrtayaśca surāsurāḥ |
indriyāṇīndriyārthāśca mahābhūtāni pañca ca || 28 ||
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tanmātrāṇyatha bhūtādirbuddhiśca saha daivataḥ |
ahastiṣṭhaṃti sarvāṇi pārameśasya dhīmataḥ || 29 ||
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aharaṃte pralīyante rātryante viśvasaṃbhavaḥ |
yo viśvātmā karmakālasvabhāvādyarthe śaktiryasya nollaṃghanīyā || 30 ||
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yasyaivājñādhīnametatsamastaṃ namastasmai mahate śaṃkarāya || 31 ||
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