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Chapter 21: The Movements of the Sun

Verse 6 of 18
SB 5.21.6

यावद्दक्षिणायनमहानि वर्धन्ते यावदुदगयनं रात्रयः.

yāvad dakṣiṇāyanam ahāni vardhante yāvad udagayanaṁ rātrayaḥ.

Synonyms

yāvatuntil; dakṣiṇa-ayanamthe sun passes to the southern side; ahānithe days; vardhanteincrease; yāvatuntil; udagayanamthe sun passes to the northern side; rātrayaḥthe nights..

Translation

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

Verse 6 of 18
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