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Chapter 18: Lord Vāmanadeva, the Dwarf Incarnation

Verse 6 of 30
SB 8.18.6

द्वादश्यां सवितातिष्ठन्मध्यन्दिनगतो नृप विजयानाम सा प्रोक्ता यस्यां जन्म विदुर्हरेः

dvādaśyāṁ savitātiṣṭhan madhyandina-gato nṛpa vijayā-nāma sā proktā yasyāṁ janma vidur hareḥ

Synonyms

dvādaśyām—on the twelfth day of the moon; savitā—the sun; atiṣṭhat—was staying; madhyam-dina-gataḥ—on the meridian; nṛpa—O King; vijayā-nāma—by the name Vijayā; sā—that day; proktā—is called; yasyām—on which; janma—the appearance; viduḥ—they know; hareḥ—of Lord Hari..

Translation

O King, when the Lord appeared—on dvādaśī, the twelfth day of the moon—the sun was at the meridian, as every learned scholar knows. This dvādaśī is called Vijayā.

Verse 6 of 30