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# Matsyapurana 124.73

Matsyapurāṇa 124.73

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [124.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.124.73)

udagyāne tathā sūryaḥ sarpate mandavikramaḥ  
tasmāddīrgheṇa kālena bhūmiṃ so 'lpāṃ prasarpati //

> In His Uttarâyaṇa course, the sun moves on slowly, and consequently, He is only able to cover a short distance during a long time.—73.  
> — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam

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## Translations (2)

- [The Matsya Puranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-taluqdar.124.p24) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English
- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.124.73) — English, machine translation

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