Description of the solar system - Verse 88
Brahmanda Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · 21 · Verse 88
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Sanskrit Original
दक्षिणप्रक्रमे सूर्यस्तथा शीघ्रं प्रवर्त्तते। तस्मात्प्रकृष्टां भूमिं तु कालेनाल्पेन गच्छति।।
dakṣiṇaprakrame sūryastathā śīghraṃ pravarttate| tasmātprakṛṣṭāṃ bhūmiṃ tu kālenālpena gacchati||
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Sūta said: Everyday the sun traverses those (zones) in due order. Just as the outer rim of the potter’s wheel comes back quickly (i.e. revolves), so also the sun functions quickly during his Southern transit. Hence, he traverses a major portion of the Earth in the course of a shorter period.