Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 5.22.6
अथ च यावतार्धेन नभोवीथ्यां प्रचरति तं कालमयनमाचक्षते ॥ ६ ॥
atha ca yāvatārdhena nabho-vīthyāṁ pracarati taṁ kālam ayanam ācakṣate.
[atha cha yaavataardhena nabho-veethyaam pracharati tam kaalam ayanam aachakshate.]
Word-for-word
atha
—
now
ca
—
also
yāvatā
—
by as long as
ardhena
—
half
nabhaḥ-vīthyām
—
in outer space
pracarati
—
the sun moves
tam
—
that
kālam
—
time
ayanam
—
ayana
ācakṣate
—
is said.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
atha ca yāvatārdhena nabho-vīthyāṁ pracarati taṁ kālam ayanam ācakṣate.
atha
now
ca
also
yāvatā
by as long as
ardhena
half
nabhaḥ-vīthyām
in outer space
pracarati
the sun moves
tam
that
kālam
time
ayanam
ayana
ācakṣate
is said.
Thus the time the sun takes to rotate through half of outer space is called an ayana, or its period of movement [in the north or in the south].
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
The time to move over half the zodiac belt is called an ayana.
This is a period of six months.
Personal Guidance
Each half-orbit is called an ayana — even the sun's motion is divided into named segments. Naming and dividing time helps us live it consciously. Bring named divisions into your own time so you don't simply slide through it.
Reflection Questions
- Are my months and seasons distinguishable, or do they blur together?
- What named division could I add to my year so that it has consciously inhabited parts?
My note
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