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"name":"SB 5.22.6", "h1":"SB 5.22.6", "label":"Text 6", "title":"Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 5.22.6", "description":"Thus the time the sun takes to rotate through half of outer space is called an ayana, or its period of movement [in the north or in the south]."
} —
SB 5.22.6
Text
atha ca yāvatārdhena nabho-vīthyāṁ pracarati taṁ kālam ayanam ācakṣate.
Synonyms
atha—now; ca—also; yāvatā—by as long as; ardhena—half; nabhaḥ-vīthyām—in outer space; pracarati—the sun moves; tam—that; kālam—time; ayanam—ayana; ācakṣate—is said.
Translation
Thus the time the sun takes to rotate through half of outer space is called an ayana, or its period of movement [in the north or in the south].