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  "name":"SB 5.21.6",
  "h1":"SB 5.21.6",
  "label":"Text 6",
  "title":"Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 5.21.6",
  "description":"Until the sun travels to the south the days grow longer, and until it travels to the north the nights grow longer."

} —

SB 5.21.6

Text

yāvad dakṣiṇāyanam ahāni vardhante yāvad udagayanaṁ 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.