Description of the Moon; his chariot, horses, and course, fed by the Sun; drained periodically of ambrosia by the progenitors and gods - Verse 9
Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · 2 · Verse 12.9
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Sanskrit Original
अप्सु तस्मिन्न अहोरात्रे पूर्वं विशति चन्द्रमाः ततो वीरुत्सु वसति प्रयात्य अर्कं ततः क्रमात ।।
apsu tasminn ahorātre pūrvaṃ viśati candramāḥ tato vīrutsu vasati prayāty arkaṃ tataḥ kramāt ||
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In that night and day, the moon enters first, then resides in the stars, and subsequently proceeds to the sun.