Srimad Bhagavatam — Panchama Skandha, Shloka 3
Kāla-cakra and the Motions of the Sun, Moon, Stars, and Grahas
Bhāgavata Jyotiṣa Framework
स एष भगवानादिपुरुष एव साक्षान्नारायणो लोकानां स्वस्तय आत्मानं त्रयीमयं कर्मविशुद्धिनिमित्तं कविभिरपि च वेदेन विजिज्ञास्यमानो द्वादशधा विभज्य षट्सु वसन्तादिष्वृतुषु यथोपजोषमृतुगुणान् विदधाति ॥ ३ ॥
sa eṣa bhagavān ādi-puruṣa eva sākṣān nārāyaṇo lokānāṁ svastaya ātmānaṁ trayīmayaṁ karma-viśuddhi-nimittaṁ kavibhir api ca vedena vijijñāsyamāno dvādaśadhā vibhajya ṣaṭsu vasantādiṣv ṛtuṣu yathopa-joṣam ṛtu-guṇān vidadhāti.
この根源のプルシャたるバガヴァーンは、まさにナーラーヤナそのものである。諸世界の安寧と業の浄化のため、三ヴェーダの本質を帯びて太陽の姿として現れ、さらに自らを十二に分かち、春をはじめとする六季に応じて、暑さ・寒さなど季節の性質を整え給う。
FAQs
This verse states that the original Supreme Person, directly Nārāyaṇa, divides His governance into twelve and establishes the qualities of the six seasons (beginning with spring) in proper order for the welfare of the worlds.
He emphasizes that the Lord manifests as the Vedic revelation itself, which guides beings in purified action (karma-viśuddhi) and is investigated by sages to understand the Lord’s cosmic order.
It encourages living in harmony with ṛta (divine order): aligning habits with natural cycles, practicing discipline that purifies work, and seeing time and nature as expressions of the Lord’s purposeful governance.