Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.11.12
Sthāna· The universe in orderA Human Year Is a Demigod Day
“Two solar movements make one day and night of the demigods, and that combination of day and night is one complete calendar year for the human being. The human being has a duration of life of one hundred years.”
What the purport teaches
- Two solar movements make one complete day and night of the demigods.
- That same period is one complete calendar year for human beings.
- The human duration of life is stated as one hundred years.
Try this today
Pause for one minute today to reflect on the limited duration of human life.
Ask yourself
How does considering a human lifetime of one hundred years affect your view of passing time?
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.