Lokakalpanā / The Ordering of the Worlds
Cosmogony and Earth’s Retrieval
आभाति यस्माच्चाभासाद्भाशब्दः कान्तिदीप्तिषु / स सर्वः समनुप्राप्ता मासां भाभ्यो विभाव्यते
ābhāti yasmāccābhāsādbhāśabdaḥ kāntidīptiṣu / sa sarvaḥ samanuprāptā māsāṃ bhābhyo vibhāvyate
Because it shines, and from its radiance the word “bhā” is used for splendor and light; that brilliance pervades all, and thus the months are understood in relation to “bhā”.