SB 12.2.24
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TEXT 24
- yadā candraś ca sūryaś ca
- tathā tiṣya-bṛhaspatī
- eka-rāśau sameṣyanti
- bhaviṣyati tadā kṛtam
SYNONYMS
yadā — when; candraḥ — the moon; ca — and; sūryaḥ — the sun; ca — and; tathā — also; tiṣya — the asterism Tiṣyā (more commonly known as Puṣyā, extending from 3° 20´ to 16° 40´ Cancer); bṛhaspatī — and the planet Jupiter; eka-rāśau — in the same constellation (Cancer); sameṣyanti — will enter simultaneously; bhaviṣyati — will be; tadā — then; kṛtam — Satya-yuga.
Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TRANSLATION
When the moon, the sun and Bṛhaspatī are together in the constellation Karkaṭa, and all three enter simultaneously into the lunar mansion Puṣyā—at that exact moment the age of Satya, or Kṛta, will begin.