MahAnArAyaNOpanishat by Dr.NSA Manthra - 8 and 9

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MahAnArAyaNOpanishat - manthra - 8 and 9

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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.

 

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Sri Ranganatha Divyamani Padukabhyam Namaha

 

dasan,

Balaji