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SB 12.4.2

Devanāgarī

चतुर्युगसहस्रं तु ब्रह्मणो दिनमुच्यते । स कल्पो यत्र मनवश्चतुर्दश विशाम्पते ॥ २ ॥

Text

catur-yuga-sahasraṁ tu brahmaṇo dinam ucyate sa kalpo yatra manavaś caturdaśa viśām-pate

Synonyms

catuḥ-yuga—four ages;sahasram—one thousand;tu—indeed;brahmaṇaḥ—of Lord Brahmā;dinam—the day;ucyate—is said;saḥ—that;kalpaḥ—akalpa;yatra—in which;manavaḥ—original progenitors of mankind;caturdaśa—fourteen;viśām-pate—O King.

Translation

One thousand cycles of four ages constitute a single day of Brahmā, known as a kalpa. In that period, O King, fourteen Manus come and go.

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