Shloka 12

Matsya Purana — The Attendant Hosts of the Sun and Moon: Monthly Gaṇas

Devanagari script

यातुधानस्तथा हेतिर् व्याघ्रश्चैव तु तावुभौ नभस्यनभसोरेतैर् वसन्तश्च दिवाकरे //

Transliteration

yātudhānastathā hetir vyāghraścaiva tu tāvubhau nabhasyanabhasoretair vasantaśca divākare //

Translation

Likewise, Yātudhāna and Heti—and also Vyāghra—these pairs are associated with the months Nabhasya and Nabhas; and they are connected with Vasanta (the spring season) and with Divākara (the Sun).

Word by Word

• यातुधानः (yātudhānaḥ): Yātudhāna (a named being/daemon-class designation)

• तथा (tathā): likewise

• हेतिः (hetiḥ): Heti (a named being)

• व्याघ्रः (vyāghraḥ): Vyāghra (a named being, lit. “tiger”)

• च एव (ca eva): and indeed/also

• तौ उभौ (tau ubhau): those two/both

• नभस्य (nabhasya): of Nabhasya (a month-name)

• नभसोः (nabhasoḥ): of Nabhas (a month-name)

• एतैः (etaiḥ): by/with these (names/associations)

• वसन्तः (vasantaḥ): spring (season)

• च (ca): and

• दिवाकरः (divākaraḥ): the Sun (lit. “maker of day”).

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (in discourse to Vaivasvata Manu), within a catalog-style cosmological enumeration

Entities Mentioned

• Yātudhāna
• Heti
• Vyāghra
• Nabhasya
• Nabhas
• Vasanta
• Divākara (Sun)

Tags

• Jyotisha
• Calendrical lore
• Months
• Seasons
• Solar cosmology

FAQs

What does this verse reveal about the creation or dissolution (Pralaya)?

This verse is not about Pralaya; it belongs to a calendrical/cosmological listing that links named beings with months, seasons, and the Sun.

How does this verse relate to the duties of a King or Householder?

Indirectly, it supports dharmic timekeeping: knowing months/seasons and solar cycles helps schedule rites, vows, agriculture, and royal/household observances according to the Hindu calendar.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu rule is stated; the ritual takeaway is calendrical—months (Nabhasya/Nabhas), season (Vasanta), and the Sun (Divākara) are invoked as time-markers for properly timing ceremonies and observances.