Manava Dharmashastra 1.69
Manvarthamuktāvalī 1.69
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1.69
catvāri varṣasahasrāṇi kṛtayugakālaṃ manvādayo vadanti| tasya tāvadvarṣaśatāni saṃdhyā saṃdhyāṃśaśca bhavati| yugasya pūrvā saṃdhyā uttaraśca saṃdhyāṃśaḥ| taduktaṃ viṣṇupurāṇe-“tatpramāṇaiḥ śataiḥ saṃdhyā pūrvā tatrābhidhīyate| saṃdhyāṃśakaśca tattulyo yugasyānantaro hi yaḥ|| saṃdhyāsaṃdhyāṃśayorantaryaḥ kālo munisattama| yugākhyaḥ sa tu vijñeyaḥ kṛtatretādisaṃjñakaḥ||” varṣasaṃkhyā ceyaṃ divyamānena tasyaivānantaraprakṛtatvāt| “divyairvarṣa sahasraistu kṛtatretādisaṃjñitam| caturyugaṃ dvādaśabhistadvibhāgaṃ nibodha me||” iti viṣṇupurāṇavacanācca|