Srimad Bhagavatam — Dvadasha Skandha, Shloka 27
Kriyā-yoga, the Virāṭ-Puruṣa Mapping, and the Sun-God’s Monthly Expansions
श्रीशौनक उवाच शुको यदाह भगवान् विष्णुराताय शृण्वते । सौरो गणो मासि मासि नाना वसति सप्तक: ॥ २७ ॥ तेषां नामानि कर्माणि नियुक्तानामधीश्वरै: । ब्रूहि न: श्रद्दधानानां व्यूहं सूर्यात्मनो हरे: ॥ २८ ॥
śrī-śaunaka uvāca śuko yad āha bhagavān viṣṇu-rātāya śṛṇvate sauro gaṇo māsi māsi nānā vasati saptakaḥ
Śrī Śaunaka dit : Veuillez nous exposer ce que Bhagavān Śukadeva dit à Viṣṇurāta (Parīkṣit) qui écoutait. L’entourage du dieu Soleil se manifeste chaque mois différemment, par groupes de sept. Dites-nous, à nous qui avons foi, leurs noms et leurs fonctions, car, mandatés par leurs maîtres, ils sont des expansions personnelles de Hari en tant que divinité présidant au soleil.
After hearing an account of the exalted conversation between Śukadeva Gosvāmī and Mahārāja Parīkṣit, Śaunaka now inquires about the sun as the expansion of the Supreme Lord. Although the sun is the king of all planets, Śrī Śaunaka is specifically interested in this effulgent globe as the expansion of Śrī Hari, the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
FAQs
This verse introduces that the Sun’s retinue changes month by month, appearing in distinct arrangements as a group of seven, which Śukadeva explains to King Parīkṣit.
Śaunaka and the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya wanted to hear the same Bhagavata teachings Parīkṣit heard—especially the cosmological account of Sūrya’s monthly functions and attendants.
It encourages mindful awareness of time’s sacred rhythm—seeing months and seasons as ordered by divine governance, inspiring gratitude, discipline, and devotion.