Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 5.21.6
Sthāna· The universe in orderNorthward and Southward Travel Mark Changes
“Until the sun travels to the south the days grow longer, and until it travels to the north the nights grow longer.”
What the purport teaches
- The days grow longer until the sun travels to the south.
- The nights grow longer until the sun travels to the north.
- The verse connects the lengthening of days and nights with the sun’s southward and northward travel.
Try this today
Read the verse slowly, then write its two statements side by side.
Ask yourself
Can I clearly distinguish which movement marks the lengthening of days and which marks the lengthening of nights?
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.