Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.11.10
Sthāna· The universe in orderDays, Nights, Fortnights and Months
“It is calculated that there are four praharas, which are also called yāmas, in the day and four in the night of the human being. Similarly, fifteen days and nights are a fortnight, and there are two fortnights, white and black, in a month.”
What the purport teaches
- The human day has four praharas, and the night also has four.
- Praharas are also called yāmas. Fifteen days and nights make one fortnight.
- A month contains two fortnights, called white and black.
Try this today
Draw a month as two groups of fifteen days and nights, labeling the fortnights white and black.
Ask yourself
How does grouping days and nights into fortnights help you picture a month?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
The study points, practice and question are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport. Read the full purport to go deeper.