# SB 5.21.6 > यावद्दक्षिणायनमहानि वर्धन्ते यावदुदगयनं रात्रयः ॥६॥ ## Text > yāvad dakṣiṇāyanam ahāni vardhante yāvad udagayanaṁ rātrayaḥ. ## Synonyms *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. ## Translation **Until the sun travels to the south the days grow longer, and until it travels to the north the nights grow longer.**