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Day and each night is divided into six parts consisting of five ghaṭikās |
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Day and each night is divided into six parts consisting of five ghaṭikās
māḿ keśavo gadayā prātar avyād
govinda āsańgavam ātta-veṇuḥ
nārāyaṇaḥ prāhṇa udātta-śaktir
madhyan-dine viṣṇur arīndra-pāṇiḥ
- Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 6.8.20
SYNONYMS
mām me;
keśavaḥ Lord Keśava;
gadayā by His club;
prātaḥ in the morning hours;
avyāt may He protect;
govindaḥ Lord Govinda;
āsańgavam during the second part of the day;
ātta-veṇuḥ holding His flute;
nārāyaṇaḥ Lord Nārāyaṇa with four hands;
prāhṇaḥ during the third part of the day;
udātta-śaktiḥ controlling different types of potencies;
madhyam-dine during the fourth part of the day;
viṣṇuḥ Lord Viṣṇu;
arīndra-pāṇiḥ bearing the disc in His hand to kill the enemies.
TRANSLATION
May Lord Keśava protect me with His club in the first portion of the day, and may Govinda, who is always engaged in playing His flute, protect me in the second portion of the day. May Lord Nārāyaṇa, who is equipped with all potencies, protect me in the third part of the day, and may Lord Viṣṇu, who carries a disc to kill His enemies, protect me in the fourth part of the day.
PURPORT
According to Vedic astronomical calculations, day and night are each divided into thirty ghaṭikās (twenty-four minutes), instead of twelve hours. Generally, each day and each night is divided into six parts consisting of five ghaṭikās. In each of these six portions of the day and night, the Lord may be addressed for protection according to different names. Lord Keśava, the proprietor of the holy place of Mathurā, is the Lord of the first portion of the day, and Govinda, the Lord of Vṛndāvana. is the master of the second portion.
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