346 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 5, Ch. 22

the Vedic literature. These Vedic calculations are steady; the astronomi-
cal calculations made long ago and recorded in the Vedic literature are
correct even now. Whether the Vedic calculations or modern ones are
better may remain a mystery for others, but as far as we are concerned,
we accept the Vedic calculations to be correct.

TEXT 9

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franradiaata garawarat 6 faeara ; aastafaaemonr
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saan aad faa azayS SII

atha capiiryamanabhis ca kalabhir amaranam ksiyamanabhis ca
kalabhih pitrnam aho-ratrani pirva-paksdpara-paksabhyam
vitanvanah sarva-jiva-nivaha-prano jivas caikam ekam naksatram
trimsata muhirtair bhunkte.

atha—thus; ca—also; apiiryamanabhih—gradually increasing; ca—
and; kalabhih—by the parts of the moon; amarandm—of the demigods;
ksiyamanabhih—by gradually decreasing; ca—and; kalabhih—by parts
of the moon; pit7na@m—of those on the planet known as Pitrloka; ahah-
ratrani—the days and nights; piirva-paksa-apara-paksabhyam—by the
period of waxing and waning; vitanvadnah—distributing; sarva-jiva-
nivaha—of the total living entities; pranah—the life; jivah—the chief
living being; ca—also; ekam ekam—one after another; naksatram—a
constellation of stars; trimsata—by thirty; muhirtaih—muhirtas;
bhurikte—passes through.

TRANSLATION

When the moon is waxing, the illuminating portions of it in-
crease daily, thus creating day for the demigods and night for the
pitas. When the moon is waning, however, it causes night for the
demigods and day for the pitas. In this way the moon passes
through each constellation of stars in thirty muhartas [an entire
day]. The moon is the source of nectarean coolness that influences
the growth of food grains, and therefore the moon-god is con-
