The Real Nature of Kāla (time) - Verse 17
Brahmanda Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · 13 · Verse 17
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Sanskrit Original
द्वावर्द्धमासौ मासस्तु द्वौ मासावृ तुरुच्यते। ऋतुत्रयं चाप्ययनं द्वे ऽयने दक्षिणोत्तरे।।
dvāvarddhamāsau māsastu dvau māsāvṛ turucyate| ṛtutrayaṃ cāpyayanaṃ dve 'yane dakṣiṇottare||
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Sūta said: Two half-months make one Māsa (month). Two months make what is called Ṛtu. Three Ṛtus make one Ayana and the two Ayanas, (viz.: the southern and the northern) together constitute a year. These are the abodes for the Sthānins. The Ṛtus are the sons of Nimi. Similarly, they should be known as six in number.