आयुर्हरति वै पुंसामुद्यन्नस्तं च यन्नसौ । तस्यर्ते यत्क्षणो नीत उत्तमश्लोकवार्तया ॥ १७ ॥
ayur harati vai pumsam udyann astam ca yann asau tasyarte yat-ksano nita uttama-sloka-vartaya
- ayuh
- duration of life
- harati
- decreases
- vai
- certainly
- pumsam
- of the people
- udyan
- rising
- astam
- setting
- ca
- also
- yan
- moving
- asau
- the sun
- tasya
- of one who glorifies the Lord
- rte
- except
- yat
- by whom
- ksanah
- time
- nitah
- utilized
- uttama-sloka
- the all-good Personality of Godhead
- vartaya
- in the topics of.
Both by rising and by setting, the sun decreases the duration of life of everyone, except one who utilizes the time by discussing topics of the all-good Personality of Godhead.