Canto 3, Chapter 11

Chapter 11

Verse 12 (SB 3.11.12)
SB 3.11.12 • मूल श्लोक

अयने चाहनी प्राहुर्वत्सरो द्वादश स्मृत: । संवत्सरशतं नृणां परमायुर्निरूपितम् ॥ १२ ॥

Transliteration

ayane cāhanī prāhur vatsaro dvādaśa smṛtaḥ saṁvatsara-śataṁ nṝṇāṁ paramāyur nirūpitam

Synonyms (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.

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.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda