Srimad Bhagavatam — Dvadasha Skandha, Shloka 39
Kriyā-yoga, the Virāṭ-Puruṣa Mapping, and the Sun-God’s Monthly Expansions
पूषा धनञ्जयो वात: सुषेण: सुरुचिस्तथा । घृताची गौतमश्चेति तपोमासं नयन्त्यमी ॥ ३९ ॥
pūṣā dhanañjayo vātaḥ suṣeṇaḥ surucis tathā ghṛtācī gautamaś ceti tapo-māsaṁ nayanty amī
Pūṣā as the sun-god, Dhanañjaya as the Nāga, Vāta as the Rākṣasa, Suṣeṇa as the Gandharva, Suruci as the Yakṣa, Ghṛtācī as the Apsarā, and Gautama as the sage—these preside over the month of Tapas.
FAQs
Bhagavatam 12.11.39 states that during the month Tapaḥ, the Sun is accompanied by Pūṣā, Dhanañjaya, Vāta, Suṣeṇa, Suruci, Ghṛtācī, and Gautama, who together preside over that segment of time.
This verse presents the Sun’s movement as the practical driver of time divisions, with specific divine associates appointed for each month—showing time as a sacred, governed order rather than a random flow.
By seeing time as divinely ordered, one can treat each month and day as an opportunity for sādhana—planning devotional practice with steadiness and gratitude rather than living in distraction.