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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 5.21.11

एवं ततो वारुणीं सौम्यामैन्द्रीं च पुनस्तथान्ये च ग्रहा: सोमादयो नक्षत्रै: सह ज्योतिश्चक्रे समभ्युद्यन्ति सह वा निम्‍लोचन्ति ॥ ११ ॥
evaṁ tato vāruṇīṁ saumyām aindrīṁ ca punas tathānye ca grahāḥ somādayo nakṣatraiḥ saha jyotiś-cakre samabhyudyanti saha vā nimlo-canti.
[evam tato vaaruneem saumyaam aindreem cha punas tathaanye cha grahaah somaadayo nakshatraih saha jyotish-chakre samabhyudyanti saha vaa nimlo-chanti.]
Word-for-word
evam — in this way tataḥ — from there vāruṇīm — to the quarters where Varuṇa lives saumyām — to the quarters where the moon lives aindrīṁ ca — and to the quarters where Indra lives punaḥ — again tathā — so also anye — the others ca — also grahāḥ — planets soma-ādayaḥ — headed by the moon nakṣatraiḥ — all the stars saha — with jyotiḥ-cakre — in the celestial sphere samabhyudyanti — rise saha — along with vā — or nimlocanti — set.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
evaṁ tato vāruṇīṁ saumyām aindrīṁ ca punas tathānye ca grahāḥ somādayo nakṣatraiḥ saha jyotiś-cakre samabhyudyanti saha vā nimlo-canti.
evam
in this way
tataḥ
from there
vāruṇīm
to the quarters where Varuṇa lives
saumyām
to the quarters where the moon lives
aindrīṁ ca
and to the quarters where Indra lives
punaḥ
again
tathā
so also
anye
the others
ca
also
grahāḥ
planets
soma-ādayaḥ
headed by the moon
nakṣatraiḥ
all the stars
saha
with
jyotiḥ-cakre
in the celestial sphere
samabhyudyanti
rise
saha
along with
vā
or
nimlocanti
set.
From the residence of Yamarāja the sun travels to Nimlocanī, the residence of Varuṇa, from there to Vibhāvarī, the residence of the moon-god, and from there again to the residence of Indra. In a similar way, the moon, along with the other stars and planets, becomes visible in the celestial sphere and then sets and again becomes invisible.
Purport

In Bhagavad-gītā (10.21) Kṛṣṇa says, nakṣatrāṇām ahaṁ śaśī: “Of stars I am the moon.” This indicates that the moon is similar to the other stars. The Vedic literature informs us that within this universe there is one sun, which is moving. The Western theory that all the luminaries in the sky are different suns is not confirmed in the Vedic literature. Nor can we assume that these luminaries are the suns of other universes, for each universe is covered by various layers of material elements, and therefore although the universes are clustered together, we cannot see from one universe to another. In other words, whatever we see is within this one universe. In each universe there is one Lord Brahmā, and there are other demigods on other planets, but there is only one sun.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
From the residence of Yamarāja the sun travels to Nimlocanī, the residence of Varuṇa, from there to Vibhāvarī, the residence of the moon-god, and from there again to the residence of Indra. In a similar way, the moon, along with the other stars and planets, becomes visible in the zodiac belt and then sets. Saha vā means saha eva.
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Personal Guidance
The sun moves from Indra to Yama to Varuṇa to the moon-god — visiting different rulers in turn. So too, our attention naturally circulates among different concerns; the discipline is to keep returning to the Lord in our circuit.
Reflection Questions
  • What 'cities' does my attention circulate through in a day, and is the Lord one of them?
  • How can I add a small remembrance into each transition between activities?
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