# SB 3.11.20 > सन्ध्यासन्ध्यांशयोरन्तर्यः कालः शतसङ्ख्ययोः । > तमेवाहुर्युगं तज्ज्ञा यत्र धर्मो विधीयते ॥२०॥ ## Text > sandhyā-sandhyāṁśayor antar > yaḥ kālaḥ śata-saṅkhyayoḥ > tam evāhur yugaṁ taj-jñā > yatra dharmo vidhīyate ## Synonyms *sandhyā*—transitional period before; *sandhyā*-*aṁśayoḥ*—and transitional period after; *antaḥ*—within; *yaḥ*—that which; *kālaḥ*—duration of time; *śata*-*saṅkhyayoḥ*—hundreds of years; *tam* *eva*—that period; *āhuḥ*—they call; *yugam*—millennium; *tat*-*jñāḥ*—the expert astronomers; *yatra*—wherein; *dharmaḥ*—religion; *vidhīyate*—is performed. ## Translation **The transitional periods before and after every millennium, which are a few hundred years as aforementioned, are known as yuga-sandhyās, or the conjunctions of two millenniums, according to the expert astronomers. In those periods all kinds of religious activities are performed.**