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

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 5.21.6

yāvad dakṣiṇāyanam ahāni vardhante yāvad udagayanaḿ rātrayaḥ

SYNONYMS

yāvat — until; dakṣiṇa-ayanam — the sun passes to the southern side; ahāni — the days; vardhante — increase; yāvat — until; udagayanam — the sun passes to the northern side; rātrayaḥ — the nights.

TRANSLATION

Until the sun travels to the south the days grow longer, and until it travels to the north the nights grow longer.

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