Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 20.388
Vedic Calculations Measure the Sun’s Rotation
“According to Vedic astronomical calculations, the rotation of the sun consists of sixty daṇḍas, and it is divided into thirty-six hundred palas.
What the purport teaches
- The verse presents a measurement according to Vedic astronomical calculations.
- The rotation of the sun consists of sixty daṇḍas.
- That rotation is divided into thirty-six hundred palas.
Try this today
Write a study note: one rotation consists of sixty daṇḍas, or thirty-six hundred palas.
Ask yourself
How do the two units help you see the same rotation in larger and smaller divisions?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
The study points are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport; the practice and question are plain words for trying the verse today.