देशान्तरं भासयितुं ययौ दिवसनायकः । सर्वत्राऽऽलोककर्तृत्वमेव सत्पुरुषव्रतम् ॥ २० ॥
dēśāntaraṁ bhāsayituṁ yayau divasanāyakaḥ | sarvatrā’’lōkakartṛtvamēva satpuruṣavratam || 20 ||
Translation
The lord of the day went to light another land: to bring light everywhere is the vow of good people.
Word by word
- dēśa
- land
- antaraṁ
- another
- bhāsayituṁ
- to light
- yayau
- went
- divasa
- of the day
- nāyakaḥ
- the lord
- sarvatra
- everywhere
- ālōka
- light
- kartṛtvam
- to bring
- ēva
- indeed
- sat
- of good
- puruṣa
- people
- vratam
- the vow
Meaning
The sun does not go out; it goes elsewhere. The maxim turns the sunset into an image of generosity: the good are like the sun, and do not keep their light for one place.