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ŚB 8.18.6

Devanagari

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

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.