Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 5.22.11
Sthāna· The universe in orderThe Stars Move by the Supreme Will
“There are many stars located 200,000 yojanas [1,600,000 miles] above the moon. By the supreme will of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, they are fixed to the wheel of time, and thus they rotate with Mount Sumeru on their right, their motion being different from that of the sun. There are twenty-eight important stars, headed by Abhijit.”
What the purport teaches
- By the will of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the stars are fixed to the wheel of time. Their motion is different from that of the sun.
- They rotate with Mount Sumeru on their right. There are twenty-eight important stars, headed by Abhijit.
- The purport places these stars 1,600,000 miles above the sun and 4,000,000 miles above the earth.
Try this today
Pause today and recall that this verse describes the stars as moving by the will of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Ask yourself
How does this description help you reflect on the supreme will behind the stars’ movements?
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.