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Chapter 13.101
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Sanskrit Text
अन्धं
तमस्तमिस्रं
च
दक्षिणायनमेव
च
।
उत्तरायणमेतस्माज्ज्योतिर्दानं
प्रशस्यते
॥
English Translation
There is a hell named Andhatamas. The period also of the Sun's southward course is considered as dark. For avoiding that hell and the darkness of this period, one should give lights during that period when the Sun is in northern solstice. Such an act is highly spoken of by the good.
Padaccheda (Word Analysis)
अन्धं | तमस् + तमिस्र | च | दक्षिणायनम् | एव | च
उत्तरायणम् | एतद् + ज्योतिस् + दान | प्रशस्यते
उत्तरायणम् | एतद् + ज्योतिस् + दान | प्रशस्यते