SB 8.18.6

SB 8.18.6

Devanagari

द्वादश्यां सवितातिष्ठन्मध्यन्दिनगतो नृप । विजयानाम सा प्रोक्ता यस्यां जन्म विदुर्हरे: ॥ ६ ॥

Verse text

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 ; 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.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

O King! On Dvādaśī, when the sun was at the meridian, the Lord appeared. This Dvādaśī which is recognized as his birth is called Vijayā. The birth took place when the sun was positioned at noon. The Dvādaśī which they know as his birth is called Vijayā.