Lasts one thousand yugas: Remembering the Eternal

Those who understand the cosmic day and night know that one day of creation is a thousand cycles, and that the night is of equal length.

— Shri Purohit Swami (1935), public domain

This draft lesson introduces Bhagavad Gita 8.17 through stronger key ideas from the verse: lasts one thousand yugas, those who know his day and night, one thousand. In the context of Remembering the Eternal, learners connect Sanskrit vocabulary to the verse's teaching before applying it to daily choices. Review this draft before publication.