Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.11.7
Sthāna· The universe in orderConnecting Vedic Measures With Minutes
“The duration of time of three lavas is equal to one nimeṣa, the combination of three nimeṣas makes one kṣaṇa, five kṣaṇas combined together make one kāṣṭhā, and fifteen kāṣṭhās make one laghu.”
What the purport teaches
- Three lavas make one nimeṣa, and three nimeṣas make one kṣaṇa.
- Five kṣaṇas make one kāṣṭhā, and fifteen kāṣṭhās make one laghu.
- The purport calculates one laghu as two minutes. This gives a way to convert the Vedic atomic calculation of time into present-day measures.
Try this today
Set a two-minute timer and use that interval to review the sequence from lava to laghu.
Ask yourself
How does knowing that one laghu equals two minutes help you understand these measurements?
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.