SB 5.21.6 • मूल श्लोक

यावद्दक्षिणायनमहानि वर्धन्ते यावदुदगयनं रात्रय: ॥ ६ ॥

Transliteration

yāvad dakṣiṇāyanam ahāni vardhante yāvad udagayanaṁ rātrayaḥ.

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

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.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda