Shloka 33
Kriyā-yoga, the Virāṭ-Puruṣa Mapping, and the Sun-God’s Monthly Expansions
धाता कृतस्थली हेतिर्वासुकी रथकृन्मुने । पुलस्त्यस्तुम्बुरुरिति मधुमासं नयन्त्यमी ॥ ३३ ॥
dhātā kṛtasthalī hetir vāsukī rathakṛn mune pulastyas tumburur iti madhu-māsaṁ nayanty amī
ഹേ മുനേ! മധു മാസത്തെ ഭരിക്കുന്നവർ—ധാതാ സൂര്യദേവൻ, കൃതസ്ഥലീ അപ്സര, ഹേതി രാക്ഷസൻ, വാസുകി നാഗൻ, രഥകൃത് യക്ഷൻ, പുലസ്ത്യ ഋഷി, തുംബുരു ഗന്ധർവൻ।
FAQs
In Bhagavatam 12.11.33, Śukadeva lists Dhātā, Kṛtasthalī, Heti, Vāsukī, Rathakṛt, Pulastya, and Tumburu as the presiding beings who conduct Madhu māsa.
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.
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.