3.29
eta bhavi’ kali-kale prathama sandhyaya
avatirna haila krsna apani nadiyaya
SYNONYMS
eta—thus; bhavi’-thinking; kali-kale—in the Age of Kali; prathama—first; sandhyaya—in the junction; avatirna haila—descended; krsna—Lord Krsna; apani—Himself; nadiyaya—in Nadia.
Thinking thus, the Personality of Godhead, Sri Krsna Himself, descended at Nadia early in the Age of Kali.
PURPORT
The prathama-sandhya is the beginning of the age.
According to astronomical calculation, the age is divided into twelve parts.
The first of these twelve divisions is known as the prathama-sandhya.
The prathama-sandhya and sesa-sandhya, the last division of the preceding age, form the junction of the two ages.
According to the Surya-siddhanta, the prathama-sandhya of Kali-yuga lasts 36,000 solar years.
Lord Caitanya appeared in the prathama-sandhya after 4,586 solar years of Kali-yuga had passed.