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TEXT 9
atha capuryamanabhis ca kalabhir amaranam ksiyamanabhis ca kalabhih pitrnam aho-ratrani purva-paksapara-paksabhyam vitanvanah sarva-jiva-nivaha-prano jivas caikam ekam naksatram trimsata muhurtair bhunkte.
SYNONYMS
athathus; caalso; apuryamanabhihgradually increasing; caand; kalabhihby the parts of the moon; amaranamof the demigods; ksiyamanabhihby gradually decreasing; caand; kalabhihby parts of the moon; pitrnamof those on the planet known as Pitrloka; ahah-ratranithe days and nights; purva-paksa-apara-paksabhyamby the period of waxing and waning; vitanvanahdistributing; sarva-jiva-nivahaof the total living entities; pranahthe life; jivahthe chief living being; caalso; ekam ekamone after another; naksatrama constellation of stars; trimsataby thirty; muhurtaihmuhurtas; bhunktepasses through.
TRANSLATION
When the moon is waxing, the illuminating portions of it increase daily, thus creating day for the demigods and night for the pitas. When the moon is waning, however, it causes night for the demigods and day for the pitas. In this way the moon passes through each constellation of stars in thirty muhurtas [an entire day]. The moon is the source of nectarean coolness that influences the growth of food grains, and therefore the moon-god is considered the life of all living entities. He is consequently called Jiva, the chief living being within the universe.
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