Srimad Bhagavatam — Panchama Skandha, Shloka 9
The Orbit of the Sun, the Measure of Day and Night, and the Sun-God’s Chariot
तत्रत्यानां दिवसमध्यङ्गत एव सदाऽऽदित्यस्तपति सव्येनाचलं दक्षिणेन करोति ॥ ८ ॥ यत्रोदेति तस्य ह समानसूत्रनिपाते निम्लोचति यत्र क्वचन स्यन्देनाभितपति तस्य हैष समानसूत्रनिपाते प्रस्वापयति तत्र गतं न पश्यन्ति ये तं समनुपश्येरन् ॥ ९ ॥
tatratyānāṁ divasa-madhyaṅgata eva sadādityas tapati savyenācalaṁ dakṣiṇena karoti; yatrodeti tasya ha samāna-sūtra-nipāte nimlocati yatra kvacana syandenābhitapati tasya haiṣa samāna-sūtra-nipāte prasvāpayati tatra gataṁ na paśyanti ye taṁ samanupaśyeran.
居于须弥山的众生常如正午般炽热，因为对他们而言太阳恒在头顶。太阳面向星宿而作逆时针之行，使须弥在其左；然受达克希那瓦尔塔之风影响，又似顺时针而行，仿佛须弥在其右。太阳初见升起之处，其直径相对之国同刻见其落下；正午之点的对端则为午夜。同样，居于日落之地者若往对国，便不见太阳仍处于原先那般状态。
FAQs
This verse explains that along the Sun’s same line of movement, it can be rising for one region while setting for another; where it illuminates some, it simultaneously brings night (sleep) to others.
Śukadeva Gosvāmī is describing the cosmic arrangement to Mahārāja Parīkṣit, explaining how the Sun’s motion relates to day, night, and visibility between regions.
It highlights how perspective changes with position: what is “day” for one may be “night” for another—encouraging humility, patience, and a broader view when judging circumstances.