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Bhagavad-gītā 8.17

BG 8.17

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सहस्रयुगपर्यन्तमहर्यद् ब्रह्मणो विदुः । रात्रिं युगसहस्रान्तां तेऽहोरात्रविदो जनाः ॥१७॥

Sanskrit

sahasra-yuga-paryantam ahar yad brahmaṇo viduḥ rātriṁ yuga-sahasrāntāṁ te 'ho-rātra-vido janāḥ

Translation

By human calculation, a thousand ages taken together form the duration of Brahmā's one day. And such also is the duration of his night.