SB 5.21.6 · Srimad-Bhagavatam

Devanagari

यावद्दक्षिणायनमहानि वर्धन्ते यावदुदगयनं रात्रय: ॥ ६ ॥

Verse text

yāvad dakṣiṇāyanam ahāni vardhante yāvad udagayanaṁ rātrayaḥ.

Synonyms

yāvat — until ; dakṣiṇa — ayanam — the sun passes to the southern side ; ahāni — the days ; vardhante — increase ; yāvat — until ; udagayanam — the sun passes to the northern side ; rātrayaḥ — 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.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

Until the sun travels on the southern course, the days grow longer, and until it travels to the northern course, the nights grow longer. Yāvad dakṣiṇāyanam means from uttarāyaṇa until dakṣiṇāyana.