Srimad Bhagavatam — Dvadasha Skandha, Shloka 36
Kriyā-yoga, the Virāṭ-Puruṣa Mapping, and the Sun-God’s Monthly Expansions
वसिष्ठो वरुणो रम्भा सहजन्यस्तथा हुहू: । शुक्रश्चित्रस्वनश्चैव शुचिमासं नयन्त्यमी ॥ ३६ ॥
vasiṣṭho varuṇo rambhā sahajanyas tathā huhūḥ śukraś citrasvanaś caiva śuci-māsaṁ nayanty amī
Vasiṣṭha as the sage, Varuṇa as the sun-god, Rambhā as the Apsarā, Sahajanya as the Rākṣasa, Hūhū as the Gandharva, Śukra as the Nāga, and Citrasvana as the Yakṣa—these preside over the month of Śuci.
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Bhagavatam 12.11.36 names Vasiṣṭha, Varuṇa, Rambhā, Sahajanya, Huhū, Śukra, and Citrasvana as the beings who preside over and “conduct” the month Śuci.
In Canto 12, Chapter 11, Śukadeva explains Vedic cosmology and sacred timekeeping, describing how the Sun’s course is accompanied by specific divine administrators for each month.
It trains a devotee to see time as sacred and governed by divine order, encouraging mindfulness, gratitude, and disciplined spiritual practice throughout the changing months.