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Puratan Measurement Of Time


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ਵਹਿਗੁਰੂਜੀਕਾਖਾਲਸਾਵਹਿਗੁਰੂਜੀਕੀਫਤਿਹ

Puratan Measurement of time

Pehar timings

1 pehar= 6 hrs to 9 hrs

2 pehar= 9 hrs to 12 hrs

3 pehar= 12 hrs to 15 hrs

4 pehar= 15 hrs to 18 hrs

5 pehar= 18 hrs to 21 hrs

6 pehar= 21 hrs to 24 hrs

7 pehar= 0 hrs to 3 hrs

8 pehar= 3 hrs to 6 hrs

Further

Reference to calculation of time in SGGS:

ਅੱਖ ਦੇ ੧੫ ਫੋਰ = ੧ ਵਿਸਾ।
੧੫ ਵਿਸੁਏ = ੧ ਚਸਾ।
੩੦ ਚਸੇ = ੧ ਪਲ।
੬੦ ਪਲ = ੧ ਘੜੀ।
ਸਾਢੋ ੭ ਘੜੀਆਂ = ੧ ਪਹਰ।
੮ ਪਹਰ = ੧ ਦਿਨ ਰਾਤ।
੧੫ ਥਿਤਾਂ;
੭ ਵਾਰ;
੧੨ ਮਹੀਨੇ, ਛੇ ਰੁੱਤਾਂ।
15 blinks of eye= 1
Vissa;
15 Vissas’= 1 Chassa;
30 chassas’= 1 Pal;
60 pals’= 1 karih;
7and half karihs’= 1 pehar;
8 pehars’= 24 hours [day/night].
There were 15 Tithis’ = days of lunar month; 7 vaars= days of the week, 12 months and 6 seasons

Giani Sant singh ji maskeen explains division of time in the following katha on Kirtan sohila.
Please listen from minute 58 onwards

PS- more vedic explaination
more further deep explanation

http://veda.wikidot.com/vedic-time-system

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