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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 5.21.5
yada vrscikadisu pancasu vartate tadaho-ratrani viparyayani bhavanti
SYNONYMS
yada -- when; vrscika-adisu -- headed by Vrscika (Scorpio); pancasu -- five; vartate -- remains; tada -- at that time; ahah-ratrani -- the days and nights; viparyayani -- the opposite (the duration of the day decreases, and that of night increases); bhavanti -- are.
TRANSLATION
When the sun passes through the five signs beginning with Vrscika [Scorpio], the duration of the days decreases [until Capricorn], and then gradually it increases month after month, until day and night become equal [in Aries].
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