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God Brahmā’s mental creation - Verse 23

Brahmanda Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · 8 · Verse 23

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Sanskrit Original

ज्योत्स्ना संध्याहनी चैव सत्त्वमात्रात्मकं त्रयम। तमोमात्रात्मिका रात्रिः सा वै तस्मान्नियामिका।।

jyotsnā saṃdhyāhanī caiva sattvamātrātmakaṃ trayam| tamomātrātmikā rātriḥ sā vai tasmānniyāmikā||

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Sūta said: The moonlight, the twilight, and the day these three are constituted solely of the Sattva element. The night is constituted of Tamas only. Hence that is Niyāmika (that which checks, restrains and restricts).