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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 8, Verse 17

The Imperishable Absolute

सहस्रयुगपर्यन्तमहर्यद्ब्रह्मणो विदुः। रात्रिं युगसहस्रान्तां तेऽहोरात्रविदो जनाः

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

What does Bhagavad Gita 8.17 mean?

Those who understand the cosmic day and night know that one day of creation is a thousand cycles, and that the night is of equal length.

Word-by-word meaning

sahasra—one thousand · yuga—age · paryantam—until · ahaḥ—one day · yat—which · brahmaṇaḥ—of Brahma · viduḥ—know · rātrim—night · yuga-sahasra-antām—lasts one thousand yugas · te—they · ahaḥ-rātra-vidaḥ—those who know his day and night · janāḥ—people

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