Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.11.6
Sthāna· The universe in orderTiny Durations Form Measures of Time
“The time duration needed for the integration of three trasareṇus is called a truṭi, and one hundred truṭis make one vedha. Three vedhas make one lava.”
What the purport teaches
- A truṭi is the time needed for three trasareṇus, or eighteen atomic particles, to integrate. The purport calculates it as one of 1,687.5 equal parts of a second.
- One hundred truṭis make one vedha, and three vedhas make one lava.
- The combination of atoms into different bodies creates the calculation of material time. The sun is the central point for calculating different durations.
Try this today
Write this short sequence once: 100 truṭis = 1 vedha; 3 vedhas = 1 lava.
Ask yourself
What stands out to you about measuring time in such small divisions?
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.