SB 5.21.10 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 5.21.10

यदा चैन्द्य्रा: पुर्या: प्रचलते पञ्चदशघटिकाभिर्याम्यां सपादकोटिद्वयं योजनानां सार्धद्वादशलक्षाणि साधिकानि चोपयाति ॥ १० ॥

yadā caindryāḥ puryāḥ pracalate pañcadaśa-ghaṭikābhir yāmyāṁ sapāda-koṭi-dvayaṁ yojanānāṁ sārdha-dvādaśa-lakṣāṇi sādhikāni copayāti.

[yadaa chaindryaah puryaah prachalate panchadasha-ghatikaabhir yaamyaam sapaada-koti-dvayam yojanaanaam saardha-dvaadasha-lakshaani saadhikaani chopayaati.]

Word-for-word

yadā — when ca — and aindryāḥ — of Indra puryāḥ — from the residence pracalate — it moves pañcadaśa — by fifteen ghaṭikābhiḥ — half hours (actually twenty-four minutes) yāmyām — to the residence of Yamarāja sapāda-koṭi-dvayam — two and a quarter crores (22,500,000) yojanānām — of yojanas sārdha — and one half dvādaśa-lakṣāṇi — twelve hundred thousand sādhikāni — twenty-five thousand more ca — and upayāti — he passes over.

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

yadā caindryāḥ puryāḥ pracalate pañcadaśa-ghaṭikābhir yāmyāṁ sapāda-koṭi-dvayaṁ yojanānāṁ sārdha-dvādaśa-lakṣāṇi sādhikāni copayāti.

yadā

when

and

aindryāḥ

of Indra

puryāḥ

from the residence

pracalate

it moves

pañcadaśa

by fifteen

ghaṭikābhiḥ

half hours (actually twenty-four minutes)

yāmyām

to the residence of Yamarāja

sapāda-koṭi-dvayam

two and a quarter crores (22,500,000)

yojanānām

of yojanas

sārdha

and one half

dvādaśa-lakṣāṇi

twelve hundred thousand

sādhikāni

twenty-five thousand more

and

upayāti

he passes over.

When the sun travels from Devadhānī, the residence of Indra, to Saṁyamanī, the residence of Yamarāja, it travels 23,775,000 yojanas [190,200,000 miles] in fifteen ghaṭikās [six hours].

Purport

The distance indicated by the word sādhikāni is pañca-viṁśati-sahasrādhikāni, or 25,000 yojanas. That plus two and a half crores and twelve and a half lakṣa of yojanas is the distance the sun travels between each two cities. This comes to 23,775,000 yojanas, or 190,200,000 miles. The total orbit of the sun is four times that distance, or 95,100,000 yojanas (760,800,000 miles).

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

When the sun travels from Devadhānī, the residence of Indra, to Saṁyamanī, the residence of Yamarāja, it travels 23,775,000 yojanas [Note: This is one quarter of the circumference of 95,100,000 yojanas.] in fifteen ghaṭikās (six hours). Sādhikāni means 25,000 yojanas.

Personal Guidance

Even at staggering speed, the sun traverses precisely measured distances in precisely measured times. The universe is exact. Bring some of that precision into your own commitments — vague intentions evaporate; specific times and amounts hold.

Reflection Questions

Where have my spiritual intentions remained vague (someday, soon, more)?
What practice could I attach a specific measure to today?

📝 My note

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