यददस्तरणेर्मण्डलं प्रतपतस्तद्विस्तरतो योजनायुतमाचक्षते द्वादशसहस्रं सोमस्य त्रयोदशसहस्रं राहोर्य: पर्वणि तद्व्यवधानकृद्वैरानुबन्ध: सूर्याचन्द्रमसावभिधावति ॥ २ ॥
yad adas taraner mandalam pratapatas tad vistarato yojanayutam acaksate dvadasa-sahasram somasya trayodasa-sahasram rahor yah parvani tad-vyavadhana-krd vairanubandhah surya-candramasav abhidhavati.
- yat
- which
- adah
- that
- taraneh
- of the sun
- mandalam
- globe
- pratapatah
- which is always distributing heat
- tat
- that
- vistaratah
- in terms of width
- yojana
- a distance of eight miles
- ayutam
- ten thousand
- acaksate
- they estimate
- dvadasa-sahasram
- 20,000 yojanas (160,000 miles)
- somasya
- of the moon
- trayodasa
- thirty
- sahasram
- one thousand
- rahoh
- of the planet Rahu
- yah
- which
- parvani
- on occasion
- tat-vyavadhana-krt
- who created an obstruction to the sun and moon at the time of the distribution of nectar
- vaira-anubandhah
- whose intentions are inimical
- surya
- the sun
- candramasau
- and the moon
- abhidhavati
- runs after them on the full-moon night and the dark-moon day
The sun globe, which is a source of heat, extends for 10,000 yojanas (80,000 miles). The moon extends for 20,000 yojanas (160,000 miles), and Rahu extends for 30,000 yojanas (240,000 miles). Formerly, when nectar was being distributed, Rahu tried to create dissension between the sun and moon by interposing himself between them. Rahu is inimical toward both the sun and the moon, and therefore he always tries to cover the sunshine and moonshine on the dark-moon day and full-moon night.