Dighanikaya 13.530

13.530

Tattha yato candimasūriyā uggacchantīti yasmiṃ kāle uggacchanti. Yattha ca oggacchantīti yasmiṃ kāle atthamenti, uggamanakāle ca atthaṅgamanakāle ca passantīti attho. Āyācantīti ‘‘udehi bhavaṃ canda, udehi bhavaṃ sūriyā’’ti evaṃ āyācanti. Thomayantīti ‘‘sommo cando, parimaṇḍalo cando, sappabho cando’’tiādīni vadantā pasaṃsanti. Pañjalikāti paggahitaañjalikā. Namassamānāti ‘‘namo namo’’ti vadamānā.

Therein, “whence the moon and sun arise”: at the time when they rise. “And where they set”: at the time when they set; the meaning is that they see them at the time of rising and at the time of setting. “Pray to”: they pray thus: “Rise, lord moon; rise, lord sun.” “Extol”: they praise them, saying: “The moon is gentle, the moon is circular, the moon is radiant,” and so forth. “With clasped hands”: with raised clasped hands. “Paying homage”: saying “homage, homage!”