Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 21.85
Universes Differ Vastly in Size
“ ‘Some of the universes are one billion yojanas in diameter, some one trillion, some ten trillion and some one hundred trillion yojanas. Thus they are almost unlimited in area.
What the purport teaches
- Kṛṣṇa describes universes with diameters of one billion, one trillion, ten trillion, and one hundred trillion yojanas.
- These universes are described as almost unlimited in area.
- The purport explains that one yojana equals eight miles.
Try this today
Convert the smallest diameter listed here into miles using the purport’s definition of a yojana.
Ask yourself
How does this range of sizes affect your sense of the vastness described here?
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.