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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

dvādaśyāmon the twelfth day of the moon; savitāthe sun; atiṣṭhatwas staying; madhyam-dina-gataḥon the meridian; nṛpaO King; vijayā-nāmaby the name Vijayā; that day; proktāis called; yasyāmon which; janmathe appearance; viduḥthey know; hareḥof 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.

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