Six respirations (Prana) make a Vinadi; sixty of these make a Nadi.
Modern Technical Commentary:
This defines the standard sexagesimal time units. 1 Nadi (Ghati) = 24 minutes; 1 Vinadi (Pala) = 24 seconds; 1 Prana = 4 seconds, corresponding to the average healthy human respiration rate.
Six respirations (Prana) make a Vinadi; sixty of these make a Nadi.
Modern Technical Commentary:
This defines the standard sexagesimal time units. 1 Nadi (Ghati) = 24 minutes; 1 Vinadi (Pala) = 24 seconds; 1 Prana = 4 seconds, corresponding to the average healthy human respiration rate.
Days in a Mahayuga (Great Age).
Also known as the number of civil days (Savana) in a Great Age.
A Mahayuga consists of 4,320,000 solar years.
[Ch. I, v.11-13]
Siddhantic Proof: Madhyama (Mean Motions) v.11
Sanskrit (Devanagari):
प्राणादिः कथितो मूर्तस्रुट्यायोऽमूर्तसंज्ञकः। षडभ्निःप्राणौर्विनाडी स्यात् तत्षष्टया नाडिका स्मृता ॥
Translation (Burgess):
Six respirations (Prana) make a Vinadi; sixty of these make a Nadi.
Modern Technical Commentary:
This defines the standard sexagesimal time units. 1 Nadi (Ghati) = 24 minutes; 1 Vinadi (Pala) = 24 seconds; 1 Prana = 4 seconds, corresponding to the average healthy human respiration rate.
Siddhantic Proof: Madhyama (Mean Motions) v.11
Sanskrit (Devanagari):
प्राणादिः कथितो मूर्तस्रुट्यायोऽमूर्तसंज्ञकः। षडभ्निःप्राणौर्विनाडी स्यात् तत्षष्टया नाडिका स्मृता ॥
Translation (Burgess):
Six respirations (Prana) make a Vinadi; sixty of these make a Nadi.
Modern Technical Commentary:
This defines the standard sexagesimal time units. 1 Nadi (Ghati) = 24 minutes; 1 Vinadi (Pala) = 24 seconds; 1 Prana = 4 seconds, corresponding to the average healthy human respiration rate.