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Slogam 17

Bhagavad Gita Chapter 8.17

sahasra-yuga-paryantam
ahar yad brahmaṇo viduḥ
rātriḿ yuga-sahasrāntāḿ
te ’ho-rātra-vido janāḥ


Translation 

By human calculation, a thousand ages taken together form the duration of Brahma’s one day. And such also is the duration of his night.