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Amsa 2 Chapter 8 Verse 68

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · 2 · Verse 8.68

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Sanskrit Original

कर्कटावस्थिते भानौ दक्षिणायनम उच्यते उत्तरायणम अप्य उक्तं मकरस्थे दिवाकरे ।।

karkaṭāvasthite bhānau dakṣiṇāyanam ucyate uttarāyaṇam apy uktaṃ makarasthe divākare ||

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