Srimad Bhagavatam — Dvadasha Skandha, Shloka 33

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

Devanagari script

धाता कृतस्थली हेतिर्वासुकी रथकृन्मुने । पुलस्त्यस्तुम्बुरुरिति मधुमासं नयन्त्यमी ॥ ३३ ॥

Transliteration

dhātā kṛtasthalī hetir vāsukī rathakṛn mune pulastyas tumburur iti madhu-māsaṁ nayanty amī

Translation

賢者よ、マドゥ月を司るのは次の者たちである。太陽神としてダータ、アプサラーとしてクリタスタリー、ラークシャサとしてヘーティ、ナーガとしてヴァースキ、ヤクシャとしてラタクリット、リシとしてプラスタヤ、そしてガンダルヴァとしてトゥンブルである。

Synonyms

• dhātā: Dhātā (a deity)
• dhātā: Karta (कर्ता/Subject-list item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhātṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (नाम)

• kṛtasthalī: Kṛtasthalī
• kṛtasthalī: Karta (कर्ता/Subject-list item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛtasthalī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (नाम)

• hetiḥ: Heti
• hetiḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject-list item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: heti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (नाम)

• vāsukī: Vāsuki
• vāsukī: Karta (कर्ता/Subject-list item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāsukī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/स्त्रीलिङ्ग-प्रयोग (नाम; सामान्यतः पुं), प्रथमा, एकवचन

• rathakṛt: Rathakṛt (chariot-maker)
• rathakṛt: Karta (कर्ता/Subject-list item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ratha + kṛ (धातु) (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: रथ-कृत् (तत्पुरुष); कृदन्त: ‘कृ’ धातोः क्विप् ‘कृत्’ = कर्ता; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (नाम)

• mune: O sage
• mune: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• pulastyaḥ: Pulastya
• pulastyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject-list item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pulastya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (नाम)

• tumburuḥ: Tumburu
• tumburuḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject-list item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tumburu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (नाम)

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/समाप्ति-बोधक अव्यय

• madhu-māsam: the month Madhu
• madhu-māsam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: madhu + māsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: मधु-मास (कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-प्राय ‘Madhu month’); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• nayanti: they lead/bring about
• nayanti: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nī (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन

• amī: these (beings)
• amī: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adas (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

Characters & Entities

• Dhātā
• Kṛtasthalī
• Heti
• Vāsuki
• Rathakṛt
• Pulastya
• Tumburu

FAQs

Who are the presiding beings of Madhu māsa in Srimad Bhagavatam?

In Bhagavatam 12.11.33, Śukadeva lists Dhātā, Kṛtasthalī, Heti, Vāsukī, Rathakṛt, Pulastya, and Tumburu as the presiding beings who conduct Madhu māsa.

Why does Śukadeva Gosvāmī describe different deities and beings for each month?

He is explaining Vedic cosmology and time administration—how the Lord’s universal order is maintained through appointed presiding beings who assist the movement of the sun and the progression of months.

How can devotees apply this teaching about time in daily life?

It encourages seeing time as sacred and divinely governed, inspiring disciplined living—using each month and season for sādhana, gratitude, and remembrance of the Supreme Lord.