SB 5.22.12 · Srimad Bhagavatam

Devanagari

तत उपरिष्टादुशना द्विलक्षयोजनत उपलभ्यते पुरत: पश्चात्सहैव वार्कस्य शैघ्र्यमान्द्यसाम्याभिर्गतिभिरर्कवच्चरति लोकानां नित्यदानुकूल एव प्रायेण वर्षयंश्चारेणानुमीयते स वृष्टिविष्टम्भग्रहोपशमन: ॥ १२ ॥

Verse text

tata upariṣṭād uśanā dvi-lakṣa-yojanata upalabhyate purataḥ paścāt sahaiva vārkasya śaighrya-māndya-sāmyābhir gatibhir arkavac carati lokānāṁ nityadānukūla eva prāyeṇa varṣayaṁś cāreṇānumīyate sa vṛṣṭi-viṣṭambha-grahopaśamanaḥ.

Synonyms

tataḥ — from that bunch of stars ; upariṣṭāt — above ; uśanā — Venus ; dvi — lakṣa — yojanataḥ — 200,000 yojanas (1,600,000 miles) ; upalabhyate — is experienced ; purataḥ — in front ; paścāt — behind ; saha — along with ; eva — indeed ; vā — and ; arkasya — of the sun ; śaighrya — speedy ; māndya — slow ; sāmyābhiḥ — equal ; gatibhiḥ — the movements ; arkavat — exactly like the sun ; carati — rotates ; lokānām — of all the planets within the universe ; nityadā — constantly ; anukūlaḥ — offering favorable conditions ; eva — indeed ; prāyeṇa — almost always ; varṣayan — causing rainfall ; cāreṇa — by infusing the clouds ; anumīyate — is perceived ; saḥ — he (Venus) ; vṛṣṭi — viṣṭambha — obstacles to rainfall ; graha — upaśamanaḥ — nullifying planets .

Translation

Some 1,600,000 miles above this group of stars is the planet Venus, which moves at almost exactly the same pace as the sun according to swift, slow and moderate movements. Sometimes Venus moves behind the sun, sometimes in front of the sun and sometimes along with it. Venus nullifies the influence of planets that are obstacles to rainfall. Consequently its presence causes rainfall, and it is therefore considered very favorable for all living beings within this universe. This has been accepted by learned scholars.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

Venus is observed 200,000 yojanas above the constellations. It moves like the sun, with fast, slow and medium speed, sometimes behind and sometimes in front of the sun. It is always considered favorable for all people, generally causing rain by its movements and removing evil influence of other planets which are obstacles to rain. Venus is 700,000 yojanas above the earth. By its movement (cāreṇa), it causes rain. It corrects the obstacles to rain caused by other planets.