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Canto 5: The Creative Impetus
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SB 5.21: The Movements of the Sun
SB 5.21.6
yāvad dakṣiṇāyanam ahāni vardhante yāvad udagayanaṁ rātrayaḥ.
Word for word:
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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