Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 5.21.10
Sthāna· The universe in orderMeasuring One Stage of the Sun’s Journey
“When the sun travels from Devadhānī, the residence of Indra, to Saṁyamanī, the residence of Yamarāja, it travels 23,775,000 yojanas [190,200,000 miles] in fifteen ghaṭikās [six hours].”
What the purport teaches
- The sun travels from Devadhānī, Indra’s residence, to Saṁyamanī, Yamarāja’s residence, in fifteen ghaṭikās, or six hours.
- The purport explains that sādhikāni indicates an additional 25,000 yojanas. It gives the distance between each two cities as 23,775,000 yojanas, or 190,200,000 miles.
- The sun’s complete orbit is four times that distance: 95,100,000 yojanas, or 760,800,000 miles.
Try this today
Multiply 23,775,000 by four and compare the result with the total orbit given in the purport.
Ask yourself
How does knowing the distance of one stage help me understand the whole orbit described here?
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.