यावदवभासयति सुरगिरिमनुपरिक्रामन् भगवानादित्यो वसुधातलमर्धेनैव प्रतपत्यर्धेनावच्छादयति तदा हि भगवदुपासनोपचितातिपुरुषप्रभावस्तदनभिनन्दन् समजवेन रथेन ज्योतिर्मयेन रजनीमपि दिनं करिष्यामीति सप्तकृत्वस्तरणिमनुपर्यक्रामद् द्वितीय इव पतङ्ग: ॥ ३० ॥
yavad avabhasayati sura-girim anuparikraman bhagavan adityo vasudha-talam ardhenaiva pratapaty ardhenavacchadayati tada hi bhagavad-upasanopacitati-purusa-prabhavas tad anabhinandan samajavena rathena jyotirmayena rajanim api dinam karisyamiti sapta-krt vastaranim anuparyakramad dvitiya iva patangah.
- yavat
- so long
- avabhasayati
- illuminates
- sura-girim
- the Sumeru Hill
- anuparikraman
- by circumambulating
- bhagavan
- the most powerful
- adityah
- sun-god
- vasudha-talam
- the lower planetary system
- ardhena
- by half
- eva
- certainly
- pratapati
- makes dazzling
- ardhena
- by half
- avacchadayati
- covers with darkness
- tada
- at that time
- hi
- certainly
- bhagavat-upasana
- by worshiping the Supreme Personality of Godhead
- upacita
- by satisfying Him perfectly
- ati-purusa
- superhuman
- prabhavah
- influence
- tat
- that
- anabhinandan
- without appreciating
- samajavena
- by equally powerful
- rathena
- on a chariot
- jyotih-mayena
- dazzling
- rajanim
- night
- api
- also
- dinam
- day
- karisyami
- I shall make it
- iti
- thus
- sapta-krt
- seven times
- vastaranim
- exactly following the orbit of the sun
- anuparyakramat
- circumambulated
- dvitiyah
- second
- iva
- like
- patangah
- sun
While so excellently ruling the universe, King Priyavrata once became dissatisfied with the circumambulation of the most powerful sun-god. Encircling Sumeru Hill on his chariot, the sun-god illuminates all the surrounding planeary systems. However, when the sun is on the northern side of the hill, the south receives less light, and when the sun is in the south, the north receives less. King Priyavrata disliked this situation and therefore decided to make daylight in the part of the universe where there was night. He followed the orbit of the sun-god on a brilliant chariot and thus fulfilled his desire. He could perform such wonderful activities because of the power he had achieved by worshiping the Supreme Personality of Godhead.