Kriyā-yoga, the Virāṭ-Puruṣa Mapping, and the Sun-God’s Monthly Expansions
त्वष्टा ऋचीकतनय: कम्बलश्च तिलोत्तमा । ब्रह्मापेतोऽथ शतजिद् धृतराष्ट्र इषम्भरा: ॥ ४३ ॥
tvaṣṭā ṛcīka-tanayaḥ kambalaś ca tilottamā brahmāpeto ’tha satajid dhṛtarāṣṭra iṣam-bharāḥ
تفَشْطا بوصفه إله الشمس؛ وجَمَدَغني ابنُ رِتشيكا بوصفه ناسكًا؛ وكَمبالاشفا بوصفه ناغا؛ وتيلوتّما بوصفها أبسارا؛ وبراهماپيتا بوصفه راكشسا؛ وشَتاجيت بوصفه ياكشا؛ ودهرتراشترا بوصفه غاندرفا—هؤلاء يثبتون شهر «إيشا».
They are proper names included by Śukadeva Gosvāmī in a catalog-style listing in Canto 12, Chapter 11, where various notable personalities are enumerated as part of the Purāṇic record.
This chapter contains an archival-style enumeration of persons and lineages, preserving Purāṇic memory and situating the listener within the broader sacred history that culminates in devotion to Bhagavān.
By approaching the Bhāgavatam as a sacred record—studying attentively, respecting the tradition’s transmission of names and lineages, and using that seriousness to deepen śraddhā (faith) and bhakti rather than treating scripture casually.