SB 5.21.5

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Fifth Canto - Chapter 21: The Movements of the Sun

SB 5.21.4 - SB 5.21.6

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 5

yadā vṛścikādiṣu pañcasu vartate tadāho-rātrāṇi viparyayāṇi bhavanti

SYNONYMS

yadā—when; vṛścika-ādiṣu—headed by Vṛścika (Scorpio); pañcasu—five; vartate—remains; tadā—at that time; ahaḥ-rātrāṇi—the days and nights; viparyayāṇi—the opposite (the duration of the day decreases, and that of night increases); bhavanti—are.

TRANSLATION

When the sun passes through the five signs beginning with Vṛścika [Scorpio], the duration of the days decreases [until Capricorn], and then gradually it increases month after month, until day and night become equal [in Aries].

SB 5.21.4 - SB 5.21.6