Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 5.21.4
Sthāna· The universe in orderDays Lengthen and Return to Equality
“When the sun passes through Meṣa [Aries] and Tulā [Libra], the durations of day and night are equal. When it passes through the five signs headed by Vṛṣabha [Taurus], the duration of the days increases [until Cancer], and then it gradually decreases by half an hour each month, until day and night again become equal [in Libra].”
What the purport teaches
- When the sun passes through Meṣa and Tulā, day and night are equal in duration.
- During its passage through the five signs headed by Vṛṣabha, the days increase in length until Cancer.
- The days then gradually decrease by half an hour each month, until day and night again become equal in Libra.
Try this today
Write a three-step summary: equal days and nights, lengthening days, and decreasing days returning to equality.
Ask yourself
What sequence of changes in daylight does this verse describe?
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.