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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 8, Verse 17 (8.17) means: Those who know that a day of the creator lasts a thousand ages, and a night as long, are the ones who truly understand day and night.
सहस्रयुगपर्यन्तमहर्यद्ब्रह्मणो विदुः। रात्रिं युगसहस्रान्तां तेऽहोरात्रविदो जनाः।।8.17।।
sahasra-yuga-paryantam ahar yad brahmaṇo viduḥ rātriṁ yuga-sahasrāntāṁ te ’ho-rātra-vido janāḥ
Those who know that a day of the creator lasts a thousand ages, and a night as long, are the ones who truly understand day and night.
जो जानते हैं कि सृष्टिकर्ता का एक दिन हजार युग का होता है, और रात भी उतनी ही लंबी, वही सचमुच दिन और रात को समझते हैं।
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It is verse 17 of Chapter 8 of the Bhagavad Gita, which has 28 verses in total.
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