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| Canto 5: The Creative Impetus | Chapter 21: The Movements of the Sun |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 5.21.4
yadā mesha-tulayor vartate tadāho-rātrāni samānāni bhavanti yadā vrishabhādishu pańcasu ca rāśishu carati tadāhāny eva vardhante hrasati ca māsi māsy ekaikā ghatikā rātrishu
SYNONYMS
yadā — when; mesha-tulayoh — in Mesha (Aries) and Tulā (Libra); vartate — the sun exists; tadā — at that time; ahah-rātrāni — the days and nights; samānāni — equal in duration; bhavanti — are; yadā — when; vrishabha-ādishu — headed by Vrishabha (Taurus) and Mithuna (Gemini); pańcasu — in the five; ca — also; rāśishu — signs; carati — moves; tadā — at that time; ahāni — the days; eva — certainly; vardhante — increase; hrasati — is diminished; ca — and; māsi māsi — in every month; eka-ekā — one; ghatikā — half hour; rātrishu — in the nights.
TRANSLATION
When the sun passes through Mesha [Aries] and Tulā [Libra], the durations of day and night are equal. When it passes through the five signs headed by Vrishabha [Taurus], the duration of the days increases [until Cancer], and then it gradually decreases by half an hour each month, until day and night again become equal [in Libra].
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