Canto 5: The Creative ImpetusChapter 21: The Movements of the Sun

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 5.21.5

yadā vṛścikādiṣu pañcasu vartate tadāho-rātrāṇi viparyayāṇi bhavanti

SYNONYMS

yadā — when; vṛścika-ādiṣu — headed by Vṛścika (Scorpio); pañcasu — five; vartate — remains; tadā — at that time; ahaḥ-rātrāṇi — the days and nights; viparyayāṇi — the opposite (the duration of the day decreases, and that of night increases); bhavantiare.

TRANSLATION

When the sun passes through the five signs beginning with Vṛścika [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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