344 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 5, Ch. 22

TEXT 7

aq oF Waa ae oo oeneheqnoearat anda

az uaa ad ae adacat aftacadtiencaagqaai
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TATA ATAIAIPATEAAATA: TAATST Ol!

atha ca yavan nabho-mandalam saha dydav-aprthivyor mandalabhyam
kartsnyena sa ha bhujjita tar kdlam sarnvatsaram parivatsaram
idavatsaram anuvatsaram vatsaram iti bhanor mandya-saighrya-sama-
gatibhih samaémananii.

atha—now; ca—also; ydvat—as long as; nabhah-mandalam—outer
space, between the upper and lower world; saha—along with; dyav—of
the upper world; aprthivyoh—of the lower world; mandalabhyam—the
spheres; kartsnyena—entirely; sah—he; ha—indeed; bhunjita—may
pass through; tam—that; kalam—time; sarivatsaram—Sathvatsara;
parivatsaram —Parivatsara; iddvatasaram—Idavatsara; anuvatsaram —
Anuvatsara; vatsaram—Vatsara; iti—thus; bhadnoh—of the sun; man-
dya—slow; Saighrya—speedy; sama—and equal; gatibhih—by the
speeds; samdmananti—the experienced scholars describe.

TRANSLATION

The sun-god has three speeds—slow, fast and moderate. The
time he takes to travel entirely around the spheres of heaven, earth
and space at these three speeds is referred to, by learned scholars,
by the five names Sarnvatsara, Parivatsara, Idavatsara, Anuvatsara
and Vatsara.

PURPORT

According to solar astronomical calculations, each year extends six
days beyond the calendar year, and according to lunar calculations, each
year is six days shorter. Therefore, because of the movements of the sun
and moon, there is a difference of twelve days between the solar and
lunar years. As the Sarnvatsara, Parivatsara, Idavatsara, Anuvatsara and
Vatsara pass by, two extra months are added within each five years. This
makes a sixth samvatsara, but because that samvatsara is extra, the solar
system is calculated according to the above five names.
