### SB 5.21.6

> यावद्दक्षिणायनमहानि वर्धन्ते यावदुदगयनं रात्रयः ॥६॥

> yāvad dakṣiṇāyanam ahāni vardhante yāvad udagayanaṁ rātrayaḥ.

*yāvat*—until; *dakṣiṇa-ayanam*—the sun passes to the southern side; *ahāni*—the days; *vardhante*—increase; *yāvat*—until; *udagayanam*—the sun passes to the northern side; *rātrayaḥ*—the nights.

**Until the sun travels to the south the days grow longer, and until it travels to the north the nights grow longer.**