Srimad Bhagavatam — Dvadasha Skandha, Shloka 36

Kriyā-yoga, the Virāṭ-Puruṣa Mapping, and the Sun-God’s Monthly Expansions

Devanagari script

वसिष्ठो वरुणो रम्भा सहजन्यस्तथा हुहू: । शुक्रश्चित्रस्वनश्चैव शुचिमासं नयन्त्यमी ॥ ३६ ॥

Transliteration

vasiṣṭho varuṇo rambhā sahajanyas tathā huhūḥ śukraś citrasvanaś caiva śuci-māsaṁ nayanty amī

Translation

Vasiṣṭha en tant que sage, Varuṇa en tant que dieu Soleil, Rambhā en tant qu’Apsarā, Sahajanya en tant que Rākṣasa, Hūhū en tant que Gandharva, Śukra en tant que Nāga et Citrasvana en tant que Yakṣa gouvernent le mois de Śuci.

Synonyms

• वसिष्ठः: Vasiṣṭha
• वसिष्ठः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसिष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• वरुणः: Varuṇa
• वरुणः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वरुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• रम्भा: Rambhā
• रम्भा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रम्भा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सहजन्यः: Sahajanya
• सहजन्यः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहजन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अव्यय-क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: likewise)

• हुहूः: Huhū
• हुहूः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हुहू (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• शुक्रः: Śukra
• शुक्रः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• चित्रस्वनः: Citrasvana
• चित्रस्वनः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चित्र (प्रातिपदिक) + स्वन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय (conjunction: and)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधारण (emphatic particle)

• शुचि-मासम्: the month Śuci
• शुचि-मासम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुचि (प्रातिपदिक) + मास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• नयन्ति: lead/conduct
• नयन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नी (धातु)
• Form: लट्, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• अमी: those (aforementioned)
• अमी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अदस् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

Characters & Entities

• Vasiṣṭha
• Varuṇa
• Rambhā
• Sahajanya
• Huhū
• Śukra
• Citrasvana

FAQs

Who are the presiding deities of the month Śuci in Srimad Bhagavatam?

Bhagavatam 12.11.36 names Vasiṣṭha, Varuṇa, Rambhā, Sahajanya, Huhū, Śukra, and Citrasvana as the beings who preside over and “conduct” the month Śuci.

Why does Śukadeva Gosvāmī list different beings for each month in Canto 12?

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.

What is the practical application of this verse about month-presiding deities?

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.