Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.11.20
Sthāna· The universe in orderYuga Transitions Include Religious Activities
“The transitional periods before and after every millennium, which are a few hundred years as aforementioned, are known as yuga-sandhyās, or the conjunctions of two millenniums, according to the expert astronomers. In those periods all kinds of religious activities are performed.”
What the purport teaches
- Every millennium has transitional periods before and after it.
- Expert astronomers call these periods yuga-sandhyās, or conjunctions of two millenniums. They last a few hundred years as previously described.
- All kinds of religious activities are performed during these transitional periods.
Try this today
Write a one-sentence definition of yuga-sandhyās, including the religious activities performed during them.
Ask yourself
What stands out to you about religious activities being performed during these transitions?
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.