Shloka 37

Kriyā-yoga, the Virāṭ-Puruṣa Mapping, and the Sun-God’s Monthly Expansions

Devanagari script

इन्द्रो विश्वावसु: श्रोता एलापत्रस्तथाङ्गिरा: । प्रम्‍लोचा राक्षसो वर्यो नभोमासं नयन्त्यमी ॥ ३७ ॥

Transliteration

indro viśvāvasuḥ śrotā elāpatras tathāṅgirāḥ pramlocā rākṣaso varyo nabho-māsaṁ nayanty amī

Translation

Indra als Sonnengott, Viśvāvasu als Gandharva, Śrotā als Yakṣa, Elāpatra als Nāga, Aṅgirā als Weiser, Pramlocā als Apsarā und Varya als Rākṣasa regieren den Monat Nabhas.

Synonyms

• इन्द्रः: Indra
• इन्द्रः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• विश्वावसुः: Viśvāvasu
• विश्वावसुः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व (प्रातिपदिक) + वसु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (बहुव्रीहिः: ‘whose wealth is universal’)

• श्रोता: Śrotā (the hearer)
• श्रोता: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रु (धातु) → श्रोतृ (कृदन्त/तृच्)
• Form: कर्तरि तृच्-प्रत्ययान्त (agent noun), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• एलापत्रः: Elāpatra
• एलापत्रः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एला (प्रातिपदिक) + पत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: likewise)

• अङ्गिराः: the Aṅgirasas
• अङ्गिराः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्गिरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• प्रम्लोचा: Pramlocā
• प्रम्लोचा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रम्लोचा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• राक्षसः: Rākṣasa
• राक्षसः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राक्षस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• वर्यः: excellent
• वर्यः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (adjective: excellent)

• नभो-मासम्: the month Nabhas
• नभो-मासम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नभस् (प्रातिपदिक) + मास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• नयन्ति: lead/conduct
• नयन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नी (धातु)
• Form: लट्, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• अमी: those (aforementioned)
• अमी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अदस् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

Characters & Entities

• Indra
• Viśvāvasu
• Śrotā
• Elāpatra
• Aṅgirā
• Pramlocā

FAQs

Who are the presiding deities of the month Nabhas in Srimad Bhagavatam?

In Canto 12, Chapter 11, the month Nabhas is governed by Indra, the Gandharva Viśvāvasu, the sage Śrotā, the Yakṣa Elāpatra, the Rākṣasa Aṅgirā, and the Apsarā Pramlocā.

Why does Śukadeva Gosvāmī list different beings like devas, Yakṣas, and Rākṣasas for each month?

Śukadeva explains to Parīkṣit that time is administered through ordered divine arrangements; various classes of beings are appointed to preside over the months and thus “carry forward” the cosmic schedule.

How can this Bhagavatam verse about month-deities be applied in modern devotional life?

It encourages seeing time as sacred and regulated by higher order—prompting a devotee to use each month and season for disciplined sādhana, gratitude, and remembrance of the Supreme Lord who stands behind all cosmic administration.