Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 5.22.9

atha cāpūryamānābhiś ca kalābhir amarānām kshīyamānābhiś ca kalābhih pitrinām aho-rātrāni pūrva-pakshāpara-pakshābhyām vitanvānah sarva-jīva-nivaha-prāno jīvaś caikam ekam nakshatram trimśatā muhūrtair bhuńkte

SYNONYMS

atha — thus; ca — also; āpūryamānābhih — gradually increasing; ca — and; kalābhih — by the parts of the moon; amarānām — of the demigods; kshīyamānābhih — by gradually decreasing; ca — and; kalābhih — by parts of the moon; pitrinām — of those on the planet known as Pitriloka; ahah-rātrāni — the days and nights; pūrva-paksha-apara-pakshābhyām — by the period of waxing and waning; vitanvānah — distributing; sarva-jīva-nivaha — of the total living entities; prānah — the life; jīvah — the chief living being; ca — also; ekam ekam — one after another; nakshatram — a constellation of stars; trimśatā — by thirty; muhūrtaih — muhūrtas; bhuńkte — passes through.

TRANSLATION

When the moon is waxing, the illuminating portions of it increase daily, thus creating day for the demigods and night for the pitās. When the moon is waning, however, it causes night for the demigods and day for the pitās. In this way the moon passes through each constellation of stars in thirty muhūrtas [an entire day]. The moon is the source of nectarean coolness that influences the growth of food grains, and therefore the moon-god is considered the life of all living entities. He is consequently called Jīva, the chief living being within the universe.

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