—json {

  "name":"SB 8.18.6",
  "h1":"SB 8.18.6",
  "label":"Text 6",
  "title":"Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 8.18.6",
  "description":"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."

} —

SB 8.18.6

Text

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.