SB 3.11.6 · Srimad-Bhagavatam

Devanagari

त्रसरेणुत्रिकं भुङ्क्ते य: काल: स त्रुटि: स्मृत: । शतभागस्तु वेध: स्यात्तैस्त्रिभिस्तु लव: स्मृत: ॥ ६ ॥

Verse text

trasareṇu-trikaṁ bhuṅkte yaḥ kālaḥ sa truṭiḥ smṛtaḥ śata-bhāgas tu vedhaḥ syāt tais tribhis tu lavaḥ smṛtaḥ

Synonyms

trasareṇu — trikam — combination of three hexatoms ; bhuṅkte — as they take time to integrate ; yaḥ — that which ; kālaḥ — duration of time ; saḥ — that ; truṭiḥ — by the name truṭi ; smṛtaḥ — is called ; śata — bhāgaḥ — one hundred truṭis ; tu — but ; vedhaḥ — called a vedha ; syāt — it so happens ; taiḥ — by them ; tribhiḥ — three times ; tu — but ; lavaḥ — lava ; smṛtaḥ — so called .

Translation

The time duration needed for the integration of three trasareṇus is called a truṭi, and one hundred truṭis make one vedha. Three vedhas make one lava.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

The time it takes for the sun to pass over three trasareṇus is called a truṭi. A hundred truṭis make one vedha. Three vedhas make one lava. Three trasareṇus make one truṭi. According to Surya-siddhānta, a truṭi is defined as the time taken for a needle to pierce a lotus leaf. One hundred truṭis make a vedha. Three vedhas make a lava.

Purport

It is calculated that if a second is divided into 1, 687.5 parts, each part is the duration of a truṭi, which is the time occupied in the integration of eighteen atomic particles. Such a combination of atoms into different bodies creates the calculation of material time. The sun is the central point for calculating all different durations.