Text 6

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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; atisthat—was staying; madhyam-dina-gatah—on the meridian; nṛpa—O King; vijaya-nama—by the name Vijayā; sa—that day; prokta—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. 

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