Markandeyapurana 46.31
Mārkaṇḍeyapurāṇa 46.31
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- Sanskrit
46.31
eṣā dvādhaśasāhastrī yugākhyā kavibhiḥ kṛtā /
etat sahasraguṇitamo brāhmyamudāhṛtam //
This period of twelve thousand divine years is called a yuga; it has been laid down by the poets; a thousand times this period are called one of Brahma’s days.
Translations (2)
- The Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa — Frederick Eden Pargiter 1888, English
- English (machine translation) — English, machine translation