SB 8.18.6
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 6
- dvādaśyāṁ savitātiṣṭhan
- madhyandina-gato nṛpa
- vijayā-nāma sā proktā
- yasyāṁ janma vidur hareḥ
SYNONYMS
dvādaśyām — on the twelfth day of the moon; savitā — the sun; atiṣṭhat — was staying; madhyam-dina-gataḥ — on the meridian; nṛpa — O King; vijayā-nāma — by the name Vijayā; sā — that day; proktā — is called; yasyām — on which; janma — the appearance; viduḥ — they know; hareḥ — of Lord Hari.
TRANSLATION
O King, when the Lord appeared—on dvādaśī, the twelfth day of the moon—the sun was at the meridian, as every learned scholar knows. This dvādaśī is called Vijayā.