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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 5.21.6
yavad dakshinayanam ahani vardhante yavad udagayanam ratrayah
SYNONYMS
yavat -- until; dakshina-ayanam -- the sun passes to the southern side; ahani -- the days; vardhante -- increase; yavat -- until; udagayanam -- the sun passes to the northern side; ratrayah -- 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.
Copyright (c) The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International, Inc.
His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Founder Acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness