Srimad Bhagavatam — Dvadasha Skandha, Shloka 39
Kriyā-yoga, the Virāṭ-Puruṣa Mapping, and the Sun-God’s Monthly Expansions
पूषा धनञ्जयो वात: सुषेण: सुरुचिस्तथा । घृताची गौतमश्चेति तपोमासं नयन्त्यमी ॥ ३९ ॥
pūṣā dhanañjayo vātaḥ suṣeṇaḥ surucis tathā ghṛtācī gautamaś ceti tapo-māsaṁ nayanty amī
ਪੂਸ਼ਾ ਸੂਰਜਦੇਵ ਵਜੋਂ, ਧਨੰਜਯ ਨਾਗ ਵਜੋਂ, ਵਾਤ ਰਾਖਸ਼ਸ ਵਜੋਂ, ਸੁਸ਼ੇਣ ਗੰਧਰਵ ਵਜੋਂ, ਸੁਰੂਚਿ ਯਕਸ਼ ਵਜੋਂ, ਘ੍ਰਿਤਾਚੀ ਅਪਸਰਾ ਵਜੋਂ ਅਤੇ ਗੌਤਮ ਮੁਨੀ ਵਜੋਂ—ਇਹ ਸਭ ਤਪੋ ਮਹੀਨੇ ਦਾ ਪ੍ਰਬੰਧ ਕਰਦੇ ਹਨ।
FAQs
Bhagavatam 12.11.39 states that during the month Tapaḥ, the Sun is accompanied by Pūṣā, Dhanañjaya, Vāta, Suṣeṇa, Suruci, Ghṛtācī, and Gautama, who together preside over that segment of time.
This verse presents the Sun’s movement as the practical driver of time divisions, with specific divine associates appointed for each month—showing time as a sacred, governed order rather than a random flow.
By seeing time as divinely ordered, one can treat each month and day as an opportunity for sādhana—planning devotional practice with steadiness and gratitude rather than living in distraction.