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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.11.11
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 11
- tayoḥ samuccayo māsaḥ
- pitṟṇāṁ tad ahar-niśam
- dvau tāv ṛtuḥ ṣaḍ ayanaṁ
- dakṣiṇaṁ cottaraṁ divi
tayoḥof them — of them; samuccayaḥaggregate — aggregate; māsaḥmonth — month; pitṟṇāmof the Pitā planets — of the Pitā planets; tatthat (month) — that (month); ahaḥday and night-niśamday and night — day and night; dvautwo — two; taumonths — months; ṛtuḥa season — a season; ṣaṭsix — six; ayanamthe movement of the sun in six months — the movement of the sun in six months; dakṣiṇamsouthern — southern; caalso — also; uttaramnorthern — northern; diviin the heavens — in the heavens.
The aggregate of two fortnights is one month, and that period is one complete day and night for the Pitā planets. Two of such months comprise one season, and six months comprise one complete movement of the sun from south to north.