Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 5.22.13

usanasa budho vyakhyatas tata uparishtad dvi-laksha-yojanato budhah soma-suta upalabhyamanah prayena subha-krid yadarkad vyatiricyeta tadativatabhra-prayanavrishty-adi-bhayam asamsate

SYNONYMS

usanasa -- with Venus; budhah -- Mercury; vyakhyatah -- explained; tatah -- from that (Venus); uparishtat -- above; dvi-laksha-yojanatah -- 1,600,000 miles; budhah -- Mercury; soma-sutah -- the son of the moon; upalabhyamanah -- is situated; prayena -- almost always; subha-krit -- very auspicious to the inhabitants of the universe; yada -- when; arkat -- from the sun; vyatiricyeta -- is separated; tada -- at that time; ativata -- of cyclones and other bad effects; abhra -- clouds; praya -- almost always; anavrishti-adi -- such as scarcity of rain; bhayam -- fearful conditions; asamsate -- expands.

TRANSLATION

Mercury is described to be similar to Venus, in that it moves sometimes behind the sun, sometimes in front of the sun and sometimes along with it. It is 1,600,000 miles above Venus, or 7,200,000 miles above earth. Mercury, which is the son of the moon, is almost always very auspicious for the inhabitants of the universe, but when it does not move along with the sun, it forbodes cyclones, dust, irregular rainfall, and waterless clouds. In this way it creates fearful conditions due to inadequate or excessive rainfall.

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